A.  I.  36  (Revised).  Issued  March  30, 1922. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE, 
BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY,  m 
JOHN  R.  MOHLER,  Chief  of  Bureau. 


STATE  SANITARY  REQUIREMENTS 

GOVERNING  ADMISSION  OF 

LIVESTOCK 


Compiled  from  reports  of  accredited  officials 
of  each  State 


WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE. 

1922. 


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A.  I.  36  (Revised).  Issued  March  3(),  1922. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OV  AGRICULTURE, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY, 

JOHN  R.  MOHLER,  Chief  of  Bureau. 


STATE  SANITARY  REQUIREMENTS 

GOVERNING  ADMISSION  OF 

LIVESTOCK 


Compiled  from  reports  of  accredited  officials 
of  each  State 


WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE. 

1922. 


U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
Washington,  D.  C,  January  16,  1922. 

To   Bureau   Employees  : 

The  following  information  respecting  State  require- 
ments for  livestock  entering  the  various  States  was 
obtained  by  the  bureau  from  accredited  officials  of 
each  State.  Persons  desiring  fuller  information  on 
the  subject  of  State  laws  and  regulations  should  com- 
municate directly  with  said  officials. 

This  issue  supersedes  the  one  issued  January  22, 
1920. 

J.   R.    MOHLER, 

Chief  of  Bureau. 
(2) 


STATE  SANITARY  REQUIREMENTS  GOVERNING 
ADMISSION  OF  LIVESTOCK. 


ALABAMA. 


Horses,  unties,  and  asses. — Health  certificate  and,  if 
exposed  to  glanders,  mallein-test  chart  must  accom- 
pany same.  Designate  each  animal  as  mare,  gelding, 
stallion,  jack,  jennet,  horse  mule,  or  mare  mule. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  tuberculin  test, 
for  all  breeding  and  dairy  cattle  and  for  feeding  and 
grazing  cattle  over  2  years  of  age.  Cattle  for  feeding 
under  2  years  of  age  require  affidavit  of  owner  that  he 
will  keep  them  separate  from  other  cattle  during  feed- 
ing period.  Breeding  and  dairy  cattle  are  subject  to 
retest  within  60  to  90  days  after  arrival. 

No  ticky  cattle,  horses,  or  mules  shall  be  brought 
into  Alabama.  Cattle  from  the  area  quarantined  for 
splenetic  fever  shall  be  accompanied  by  certificate  of 
inspection  or  dipping. 

Dogs. — Health  certificate,  stating  no  exposure  to 
disease. 

Hogs. — To  ship  or  bring  swine  into  Alabama  for  any 
purpose  other  than  for  immediate  slaughter,  the  owner 
or  shipper  shall  make  an  affidavit  and  send  it  to  the 
State  veterinarian  of  Alabama  and  attach  a  copy  of 
it  to  the  shipping  bill.  The  affidavit  shall  contain  the 
following  statements:  That  said  swine  (giving  breed, 
age,  sex,  color,  and  other  markings)  have  been  inocu- 
lated with  a  standard  dose  of  Federal  standard  anti- 
hog-cholera  serum  within  10  days  of  the  time  of  ship- 
ment into  Alabama,  or  have  been  inoculated  with  a 
standard  dose  of  Federal  standard  antihog-cholera 
serum  and  virus  at  least  21  days  before  shipment  into 
Alabama. 

The  swine  and  crate  or  car  shall  be  disinfected 
with  a  standard  Federal  disinfectant  at  the  time  of 
loading  or  before  they  arrive  in  Alabama. 

(3) 


Sheep. — Health  certificate. 

Who  may  inspect. — Any  legally  qualified  veterina- 
rian who  is  indorsed  by  his  State  veterinarian  or  by 
the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Auburn,  Ala.,  to  whom 
copies  of  all  certificates  must  be  sent. 

ARIZONA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein  test  by  an  authorized  veterinarian 
within  10  days  before  entering  the  State. 

Cattle. — 'Health  certificate  for  all.  All  purebred  cat- 
tle, all  dairy  cattle,  and  all  bulls  (except  those  for 
immediate  slaughter)  must  have  passed  tuberculin 
test  within  30  days ;  intradermic  test  accepted. 

All  bulls,  except  for  immediate  slaughter,  must  be 
treated  by  a  graduate  veterinarian  immediately  before 
movement  into  the  State,  as  follows:  (1)  Clip -off  all 
hair  of  the  prepuce.  (2)  Thoroughly  flush  the  sheath 
and  wash  exterior  with  a  reliable  disinfectant  solution. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  showing  them  to  be  free 
from  all  communicable  diseases ;  also  must  have  been 
dipped  within  10  days  before  shipment  or  must  be  so 
dipped  under  Federal  supervision  within  10  days  after 
arrival  at  destination. 

Swine. — Health  certificate  stating  that  there  has 
been  no  swine  disease  in  localities  of  origin  for  a 
period  of  3  months  before  shipment. 

Dogs. — Health  certificate  showing  animals  to  be 
free  from  infectious  or  contagious  diseases  and  from 
exposure  thereto  for  90  days  prior  to  shipment. 

Who  map  inspect. — Federal  veterinarians,  State 
veterinarians,  assistant  and  deputy  State  veterinari- 
ans, and  other  veterinarians  authorized  to  make  tests 
and  inspections  for  interstate  shipments  by  the  live- 
stock authorities  of  the  States  in  which  they  reside. 

Certificates. — All  health  certificates  must  be  made 
within  30  days  of  date  of  entry  and  must  be  made 


in  triplicate,  the  original  to  be  attached  to  the  way- 
bill, the  duplicate  sent  to  the  State  veterinarian  of 
State  of  origin,  and  the  triplicate  to  the  State  veteri- 
narian,  Phoenix,   Ariz. 

Except  ions. — At  the  discretion  of  the  State  veteri- 
narian animals  may  be  permitted  to  enter  the  State 
subject  to  quarantine  and  inspection  at  destination 
by  the  State  veterinarian  at  the  expense  of  the  owner. 

Permit  necessary. — In  addition  to  the  above-named 
requirements  permit  in  all  cases  must  be  received 
from  the  State  veterinarian  before  shipment  is  made. 
Application  for  such  permit  must  give  consignor,  con- 
signee, points  of  origin  and  destination,  what  health 
certificate  is  held,  and  by  whom  made. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

ARKANSAS. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  stat- 
ing particularly  that  stock  is  free  from  ticks. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate  for  dairy  or  breeding 
cattle,  including  tuberculin  test  by  official  veterina- 
rians, subject  to  60-  or  90-day  retest. 

Cattle  from  an  area  quarantined  by  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture,  on  account  of  Texas- 
fever  tick  (Margaropus  annulatus),  shall  not  be  moved 
into  or  through  the  State  of  Arkansas  unless  the  ship- 
ment is  accompanied  by  a  certificate  showing  that  the 
cattle  have  been  dipped  in  accordance  with  Federal 
regulations. 

Hogs. — All  hogs  brought  into  the  State  of  Arkansas 
shall  be  accompanied  by  affidavit  of  owner  that  hogs 
are  not  infected  with  hog  cholera,  or  have  not  been 
taken  out  of  a  herd  infected  with  hog  cholera. 

All  hogs  that  are  to  be  shown  or  offered  for  sale  at 
fairs  and  other  exhibitions  shall  be  vaccinated  with 
antihog-cholera  serum  and  virus  3  weeks  before  the 
time  they  are  shown,  or  they  must  have  had  serum 
alone  a  week  prior  to  the  time  they  are  to  be  shown. 


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Sheep. — Must  be  free  from  and  not  exposed  to  con- 
tagious or  infectious  disease. 

Who  may  inspect. — Veterinary  inspectors  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  official  veterinarians  of 
the  State  of  origin. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Old  State  House,  Lit- 
tle Rock,  Ark. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate.  In 
lieu  of  health  certificate  horses,  mules,  and  asses  may 
be  brought  into  California  when  accompanied  by 
signed  statement  of  State  veterinarian  or  other  live- 
stock sanitary  authority  stating  that  each  animal  in 
the  shipment  is  free  from  and  has  not  recently  been 
exposed  to  any  communicable  disease. 

Cattle. — Tuberculin  test  and  health  certificate  in 
accordance  with  Federal  regulations. 

Sheep  and  goats. — In  accordance  with  Federal  reg- 
ulations ;  and  persons  contemplating  such  shipments 
must  also  comply  with  the  following: 

Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  ship  "bucks  into 
the  State  shall  notify  the  director  of  agriculture  of 
the  State  of  California  by  registered  mail  10  days 
before  said  shipment  is  made,  which  notice  shall  in- 
clude the  name  and  address  of  consignor  and  con- 
signee, and  destination  of  shipment.  Such  notifica- 
tion shall  be  accompanied  by  a  fee  of  50  cents  payable 
to  the  department  of  agriculture  for  each  buck  in- 
cluded in  the  shipment.  Bucks  that  have  not  been 
shipped  in  crates,  or  cars  that  have  been  thoroughly 
cleaned  and  disinfected  before  loading,  shall  be  dipped 
one  or  more  times  upon  arrival  at  the  point  of  destina- 
tion, under  the  supervision  of  the  director  of  agri- 
culture, or  his  agent,  and  in  accordance  with  rules 
and  regulations  adopted  by  the  director  of  agriculture 
for  the  clipping  of  sheep :  Provided,  That  bucks, 
shipped  in   cars  that  have  been  thoroughly  cleaned 


and  disinfected,  and  unloaded  in  corrals  at  any  point 
en  route  to  the  final  destination,  shall  also  be  dipped 
in  like*  manner  as  hacks  shipped  in  cars  not  cleaned 
and  disinfected. 

Any  person  or  persons  desiring  to  Import  sheep  or 
goats  Into  the  State,  except  sheep  or  Croats  for  imme- 
diate daughter,  shall  notify  the  director  of  agricul- 
ture of  the  State  of  California  hy  registered  mail 
before  said  importation  shall  he  made,  which  notice 
shall  include  the  name  and  address  of  the  consignor 
and  consignee,  the  owner  of  said  sheep  or  goats,  the 
place  of  entrance  into  the  State,  and  such  description 
of  the  destination  as  will  enable  said  director  of 
agriculture  to  locate  said  sheep  or  goats  readily  upon 
their  arrival. 

Hogs. — None. 

Exemptions. — Animals  accompanying  emigrant  out- 
fits are  exempt  from  all  inspection  requirements.  Ani- 
mals for  theatrical  and  exhibition  purposes  are  ex- 
empt from  all  inspection  requirements  provided  they 
do  not  remain  in  California. 

Note. — Transportation  companies  before  accepting 
animals  for  shipment  should  ascertain  whether  Cali- 
fornia has  any  special  regulations  in  effect  applying 
to  the  State  in  which  the  shipments  originate. 

Who  may  inspect. — Any  qualified  veterinarian  who 
is  a  graduate  of  a  duly  recognized  and  accredited 
veterinary  college. 

Official. — Chief,  division  of  animal  industry.  State 
department  of  agriculture,    Sacramento,   Calif. 

COLORADO. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Must  be  accompanied  by 
bill  of  health  showing  them  to  be  free  from  all  con- 
tagious or  infectious  diseases,  and  any  stallion  or  jack 
for  breeding  purposes  must  be  accompanied  by  a  cer- 
tificate that  he  is  not  a  ridgeling  and  is  not  deformed 


or  afflicted  with  any  of  the  diseases  or  unsoundnesses 
known  as  roaring,  ringbone,  chorea  (St.  Vitus's 
dance),  crampiness,  shivering,  stringhalt,  bone  spavin, 
bog  spavin,  specific  ophthalmia  (moon  blindness), 
curb  (when  accompanied  by  curby  conformation),  or 
any  form  of  venereal  or  other  contagious  diseases ;  the 
bill  of  health  and  certificate  to  be  issued  by  a  licensed 
graduate  veterinarian  who  is  authorized  by  the  sani- 
tary authorities  of  the  State  of  origin  to  inspect  live- 
stock for  interstate  shipment,  or  by  a  Federal  veteri- 
narian. 

Cattle. — All  bulls  and  pedigreed  female  cattle  and 
any  farm-raised,  gentle  female  cattle  and  any  female 
cattle  intended  for  dairy  purposes  must  be  accom- 
panied by  bill  of  health  and  tuberculin-test  chart  show- 
ing that  at  least  three  temperatures  were  taken  2  or 
3  hours  apart  before  injection  of  tuberculin,  that  at 
least  seven  temperatures  were  taken  2  hours  apart 
after  injection,  beginning  not  later  than  8  hours  after 
the  injection  of  tuberculin,  and  that  the  test  had  run 
for  a  period  of  not  less  than  20  hours  after  the  in- 
jection. Special  permit  may  be  given  by  the  State 
veterinarian,  Denver,  Colo,,  for  the  intradermal  test 
if  it  is  shown  that  the  animals  are  wild  and  that  the 
subcutaneous  test  would  not  be  practicable.  Inspec- 
tion and  test  are  to  be  made  in  all  cases  by  a  licensed 
graduate  veterinarian  authorized  by  the  sanitary  au- 
thorities of  the  State  of  origin,  or  by  a  Federal  vet- 
erinarian. 

Swine. — For  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter 
must  be  accompanied  by  the  affidavit  of  the  owner 
or  shipper  that  the  animals  have  not  been  exposed 
to  the  infection  of  hog  cholera,  must  be  shipped  in 
clean  and  disinfected  cars,  and  not  unloaded  in  public 
stockyards  en  route. 

Sheep. — ISl  compliance  with  the  regulations  of  the 
United  States  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Official, — State  veterinary  surgeon,  Denver,  Colo. 


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CONNECTICUT. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Permit,  health  certifi- 
cate, and  ophthalmic  niallein  test. 

Cattle. — Permit,  health  certificate  and  tuberculin- 
test  chart  on  all  cattle  for  dairy  and  breeding,  subject 
to  retest  on  arrival  at  the  expense  of  the  owner.  All 
cattle  for  slaughter  subject  to  inspection  at  time  of 
slaughter. 

Hogs. — Permit  and  health  certificate,  including  <  r- 
tificate  of  serum  inoculation. 

Sheep. — Permit  and  health  certificate. 

Who  may  inspect. — Commissioner  or  his  agent. 

Report  of  arrival  within  24  hours  required.  All 
animals  held  in  quarantine  at  owner's  premises  and 
at  owner's  expense  until  released  by  commissioner. 

Official. — Commissioner  on  domestic  animals,  State 
Capitol,  Hartford,  Conn. 

DELAWARE. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein-test  chart  or  record  by  a  Federal  or 
State  veterinarian  or  an  officially  certified  veterina- 
rian of  State  of  origin.  Originals  of  certificate  and 
test  chart  shall  be  attached  to  waybill  and  duplicate 
sent  so  as  to  reach  office  of  State  live-stock  sanitary 
board  before  animals  arrive  at  destination.  If  brought 
in  by  other  than  a  common  carrier  the  State  live-stock 
sanitary  board  must  be  notified  before  animals  enter 
the  State.  Originals  of  certificate  and  chart  shall  be 
in  the  possession  of  the  person  bringing  the  animals 
into  the  State. 

In  lieu  of  health  certificate  and  mallein-test  chart, 
permit  may  be  obtained  from  the  live-stock  sanitary 
board  to  bring  apparently  healthy  horses,  mules,  or 
asses  into  the  State  subject  to  quarantine  at  destina- 
tion at  owner's  expense  until  the  animals  shall  have 
been  examined  and  tested  by  an  approved  veterinarian 
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and  released  from  quarantine  by  notice  from  the  board 
or  an  agent  thereof. 

These  requirements  do  not  apply  to  horses,  mules, 
and  asses  coming  into  the  State  temporarily  engaged 
in  interstate  traffic. 

Cattle. — Cattle  for  dairy  or  breeding  purposes  ad- 
mitted to  the  State  on  permit  from  the  live-stock  sani- 
tary board  or  must  be  accompanied  by  certificate, 
including  tuberculin-test  chart,  showing  animals  to  be 
free  from  tuberculosis. 

Hogs. — None. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect.— Federal  or  State  inspector  or 
veterinarian,  whose  certificate  must  be  approved  by 
State  live-stock  sanitary  board. 

Official — Secretary,  State  live-stock  sanitary  board, 
Dover,  Del. 

DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 

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Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle. — Permit  from  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  or  health  officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
and,  except  for  cattle  for  immediate  slaughter,  certifi- 
cate of  tuberculin  test  by  a  veterinary  inspector  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  an  official  veteri- 
narian of  the  health  department  of  the  District  of 
Columbia  or  of  the  State  from  which  the  animal  is 
brought.  Said  certificate  must  show  the  place  and  the 
date  of  test  and  be  issued  within  30  days  of  date  of 
entry ;  also  temperature  chart,  description  of  the 
animal  or  animals,  age,  markings,  and  tag  numbers 
if  tagged. 

Cattle  for  immediate  slaughter  may  enter  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia  without  the  tuberculin  test,  but 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  permit  as  indicated  above 
and  tagged  by  an  official  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  or  of  the  District  of  Columbia  before  entry, 
except   that   cattle   under   six   months   old,   castrated 


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cattle,  and  cattle  shipped  in  cars  consigned  to  an 
establishment  having  United  States  meat  inspection 
may  enter  the  District  of  Columbia  for  immediate 
slaughter  without  permit  or  tagging. 

Hogs. — NOne. 

Sheep. — None. 

Official*. — Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  health  officer,  Washington,  D.  C. 

FLORIDA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle. — Tuberculin  test.  Subcutaneous  on  all 
dairy  cattle.  Intradermic  test  accepted  on  range 
cattle,  when  applied  by  veterinarian  who  is  recog- 
nized by  the  State  authorities  and  by  the  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  All  cattle  must  be  free 
of  ticks,  except  those  for  immediate  slaughter,  shipped 
to  a  recognized  slaughtering  center. 

Hogs. — Antihog-cholera  serum.  Serum  alone  not 
more  than  14  days  before  shipment.  If  serum  and 
virus  treatment,  must  not  be  shipped  within  21  days 
after  treatment.  Hogs  and  crate  must  be  disinfected 
with  a  2  per  cent  solution  of  cresol  compound  U.  S.  P. 
or  a  permitted  substitute. 

Sheep  and  goats. — In  accordance  with  Federal  regu- 
lations. 

^Yho  may  inspect. — Federal  and  State  veterinarians 
and  their  deputies. 

Transportation  vehicles. — Cars,  boats,  and  other  ve- 
hicles used  in  transportation  of  livestock  into  Florida 
shall  be  disinfected  in  compliance  with  the  regula- 
tions of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
governing  interstate  shipments  of  livestock. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Tallahassee,  Fla. 

GEORGIA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 
Cattle. — All  cows,  heifers,  or  bulls  shipped  or  driven 
into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by  a  health  cer- 


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tificate,  including  tuberculin-test  record,  and  on  order 
of  proper  State  official  are  subject  to  retest  in  from 
30  to  60  days  after  arrival  in  the  State.  Any  cattle 
not  accompanied  by  a  certificate  as  described  above 
must  be  held  at  the  State  line  until  inspected  and 
certified  to  by  the  State  veterinarian  of  Georgia  or 
his  duly  accredited  deputy,  the  expense  of  the  inspec- 
tion to  be  paid  by  the  owner  of  the  cattle. 

All  cattle  destined  to  or  moving  through  Georgia 
must  be  free  of  ticks. 

Hogs. — If  shipped  to  recognized  slaughtering  centers 
for  immediate  slaughter  cars  must  be  placarded  "  Ex- 
posed to  Hog  Cholera." 

Hogs  may  not  be  reshipped  from  stockyards  to 
farms  unless  the  hogs  are  first  inoculated. 

Breeding  hogs  must  be  inoculated  by  the  serum- 
alone  method  not  more  than  14  days  prior  to  ship- 
ment, and  hog  and  crate  must  be  disinfected  in  a  2 
per  cent  cresylic  acid  compound  solution  prior  to  ship- 
ment. Shipments  must  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit 
by  the  owner,  copy  of  which  shall  be  sent  to  the  State 
veterinarian  direct.  The  form  of  affidavit  may  be  ob- 
tained by  applying  to  the  official  named  below. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal  veterinarians,  State 
veterinarian,  or  properly  qualified  deputies. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Atlanta,  Ga. 

IDAHO. 

Horses,  mules,  and  axses. — Mallein  test,  applied  by 
a  State-approved  graduate  or  Federal  veterinarian, 
not  to  exceed  30  days  prior  to  shipment. 

Horses  for  temporary  exhibition  or  racing  purposes, 
a  clinical  health  certificate  issued  by  a  State-approved 
graduate  or  Federal  veterinarian. 

Mallein-test  certificates  covering  stallions  and  jacks 
must  show  any  malformations  or  defects. 


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Cattle. — Tuberculin  test  applied  by  State-approved 
graduate  or  Federal  veterinarian,  not  to  exceed  30 
days  prior  to  shipment,  on  all  breeding  or  dairy  cattle 
or  cows  whose  milk  products  will  be  used  for  human 
consumption.  No  inspection  on  cattle  for  immediate 
slaughter  when  shipped  on  marked  waybills  to  the 
designated  slaughtering  points;  namely,  Bonners 
Ferry,  Sandpoint,  Wallace,  Moscow,  Lewiston,  and 
Boise. 

Cattle  from  accredited  herds  admitted  on  certifi- 
cates showing  accredited-herd-certificate  number,  with- 
out further  test,  if  test  is  within  a  year. 

Range  cattle  (not  including  bulls,  heifers,  and  milk 
cows)  admitted  on  clinical  health  certificates  issued 
by  State-approved  graduate  or  Federal  veterinarians. 

Cattle  for  temporary  feeding  and  grazing  purposes 
admitted  on  owner's  certificate  to  State  bureau  office 
in  accordance  with  Federal  regulations. 

Swine. — Swine  for  feeding  and  breeding  purposes 
from  noninfected  districts  admitted  on  health  certifi- 
cates from  authorized  graduate  State  or  Federal 
veterinarian,  certifying  that  animals  were  loaded 
through  clean  and  disinfected  chutes  and  into  clean 
and  disinfected  cars,  or  by  express  in  crates.  Swine 
for  feeding  or  breeding  purposes  from  infected  dis- 
tricts must  be  immunized  by  simultaneous  method  by 
authorized  graduate  or  Federal  veterinarian  in  ac- 
cordance with  bureau  regulations,  the  animals  dipped 
and  not  loaded  earlier  than  four  hours  after  treatment. 
When  immunized  with  serum  alone,  animals  must  be 
dipped  and  shipped  not  later  than  30  days  after  re- 
ceiving treatment. 

Purebred  swine  are  admitted  when  shipped  in  crates, 
on  owner's  affidavit,  and  a  copy  of  affidavit  mailed  to 
Boise  office. 

Serum  and  virus  allowed  shipment  into  the  State 
only  on  permit  from  the  State  bureau. 


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(Forms  of  affidavits  for  purebred  swine  may  be  ob- 
tained from  the  official  named  below.) 

Official. — Director  of  animal  industry,  Boise, 
Idaho. 

Sheep  and  goats. — At  least  two  days'  notice  in  writ- 
ing from  owner  or  shipper  of  intentions  to  enter  the 
State,  stating  the  time  and  place  of  entry  and  final 
destination.  Health  certificate  issued,  at  the  time  of 
shipment,  by  Federal  or  State  inspector,  for  all  sheep 
and  goats  for  feeding  and  breeding  purposes  from  non- 
infected  areas.  Animals  must  be  shipped  in  clean 
and  disinfected  cars  in  accordance  with  the  Federal 
regulations  governing  interstate  movements  of  live- 
stock. Sheep  driven  into  the  State  on  foot  from  any 
other  State  shall  be  inspected  and  certified  before  they 
are  driven  two  miles  within  the  State  boundary.  A 
duplicate  of  the  certificate  must  be  mailed  to  the  of- 
ficial named  below. 

All  bucks  coming  into  the  State  from  quarantined 
territory  shall  be  dipped  twice,  under  supervision  of 
the  inspector  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry,  inspector  in  charge  of  the  board  of  sheep 
commissioners,  or  his  agents.  All  bucks  coming  from 
clean  territory  shall  be  dipped  once  and  shipped  in 
clean  and  disinfected  cars,  the  dipping  to  be  approved 
by  the  State  board  or  its  inspector  in  charge.  Sheep 
infected  with  or  exposed  to  scabies  must  be  dipped 
in  a  lime-sulphur  solution  within  10  to  14  days  prior 
to  shipment  under  State  or  Federal  supervision  and 
may  be  loaded  only  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars. 

Purebred  sheep  and  goats  may  be  brought  in  for 
exhibition  purposes  when  accompanied  by  an  affidavit 
of  the  owner. 

(Forms  of  affidavits  mentioned  in  these  require- 
ments may  be  obtained  from  the  office  named  below.) 

Official. — Board  of  sheep  commissioners,  Boise, 
Idaho. 


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ILLINOIS. 

Horses,   mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle. — All  importations  of  bulls,  cows,  or  heifers 
must  be  covered  i>y  a  certificate  of  health.  Including 
the  tuberculin  test  administered  within  30  days  prior 
to  date  <>\'  shipment  (except  from  officially  accredited 
tuberculosis-free  herds)  or  by  a  permit  for  their 
consignment  in  quarantine  for  feeding  purposes  only, 
r.ulls.  cows,  or  heifers  and  steers  or  spayed  heifers 
must  be  covered  by  an  affidavit  certifying  to  their 
classification. 

Note. — Regulations  which  apply  to  cattle  shall  not 
be  interpreted  as  covering  shipments  consigned  to 
public  stockyards  at  Chicago,  Peoria,  or  East  St. 
Louis,   111. 

Hogs. — Hogs  shipped  from  public  stockyards  must 
be  covered  by  a  permit  and  shipped  after  immuniza- 
tion by  either  the  single  or  double  method,  subject  to 
quarantine  for  30  days  after  arrival,  during  which 
time  weekly  reports  of  their  condition  must  be  ren- 
dered. 

Hogs  transported  or  driven  into  the  State  of  Illinois 
for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter,  which 
are  not  coming  through  public  stockyards,  shall  be 
accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  health  issued  by  the 
State  veterinarian,  or  some  duly  authorized  deputy 
of  the  State  of  origin. 

^Yho  may  inspect. — Chief  veterinarian  and  his  as- 
sistants or  inspectors  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry. 

Officials. — Chief  veterinarian;  superintendent,  divi- 
sion of  animal  industry,  Springfield.  111. 

INDIANA. 

Horses,  males,  and  asses. — None  except  that  stallions 
and  jacks  are  subject  to  requirements  of  the  Indiana 
stallion-enrollment  board. 


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Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  tuberculin  test, 
for  all  cattle  intended  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes. 
Such  certificate,  if  issued  by  other  than  a  veterinary 
inspector  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry, must  bear  the  endorsement  of  the  proper  official 
of  the  State  of  origin. 

All  bulls  entering  the  State  from  public  stockyards, 
unless  intended  for  immediate  slaughter,  shall,  prior 
to  such  movement,  be  subjected  to  a  tuberculin  test, 
such  test  to  be  applied  by  a  qualified  veterinarian,  and 
a  record  thereof  shall  be  submitted  to  the  office  of  the 
State  veterinarian :  Provided,  That  bulls  not  over  6 
months  of  age  intended  to  be  castrated  on  arrival  at 
destination  may  be  admitted  on  the  owner's  affidavit, 
or  that  of  his  agent,  submitted  to  the  representative 
of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  at 
public  stockyards,  setting  out  that  such  castration  will 
actually  be  accomplished. 

All  female  cattle  over  6  months  of  age,  entering  the 
State  and  intended  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes, 
shall  first  be  marked  by  having  branded  upon  the  right 
jaw  the  letter  "  P,"  said  letter  to  be  not  less  than  2  nor 
more  than  3  inches  in  length,  and  the  owner  or  shipper 
of  such  cattle  shall  immediately  notify  the  office  of 
the  State  veterinarian,  on  a  form  provided  for  that 
purpose,  the  number  of  such  cattle,  giving  the  town- 
ship and  county  of  destination. 

All  cattle  intended  for  exhibit  at  the  Indiana  State 
Fair  shall  first  be  subjected  to  a  tuberculin  test,  the 
same  to  be  applied  by  a  qualified  veterinarian,  and  the 
owner  or  owners  of  such  animal  or  animals  shall  be 
required,  prior  to  the  admittance  of  any  cattle  to  such 
State  fair,  to  present  to  the  person  or  persons  in  charge 
of  such  exhibit  a  certificate  of  health  showing  the 
animal  or  animals  to  have  passed  such  test  within  90 
days  immediately  preceding  date  of  exhibit,  except 
cattle  from  an  accredited  herd  or  from  a  herd  having 


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passed  a  negative  test  within  the  G  months  immedi- 
ately preceding  date  of  exhibit. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  showing  that  they  have 
been  dipped  If  passing  through  public  stockyards,  or 
a  permit  obtained  to  bring  them  in  subject  to  dipping 
on  premises  of  owner  at  destination. 

Hogs. — For  breeding  or  exhibition  purposes  must 
be  accompanied  by  a  health  certificate  issued  by  a 
graduate  licensed  veterinarian,  showing  them  to  have 
been  immunized  by  either  the  serum-alone  or  the 
serum-simultaneous  method.  The  original  of  such 
certificate  shall  be  attached  to  the  waybill  covering 
the  shipment,  and  a  duplicate  thereof  shall  be  for- 
warded to  the  office  of  the  State  veterinarian. 

If  the  serum-alone  method  is  used  the  certificate 
must  show  such  treatment  to  have  been  administered 
within  the  10  days  immediately  preceding  date  of 
shipment,  or  that  the  serum-simultaneous  treatment 
shall  have  been  administered  at  least  30  days  prior 
to  date  of  shipment. 

All  hogs  must  be  shown  to  be  free  from  contagious 
or  infectious  disease  and  must  not  have  been  exposed 
thereto,  and  all  crates  in  which  shipments  are  made 
must  have  been  thoroughly  cleaned  and  disinfected. 

Hogs  intended  for  feeding  may  be  admitted  on  per- 
mit obtained  from  the  office  of  the  State  veterinarian, 
subjecting  them  to  vaccination  and  quarantine  for 
30  days  on  the  premises  of  the  owner. 

Permits  will  be  issued  for  the  removal  of  healthy 
swine  from  public  stockyards  when  the  swine  have 
been  vaccinated  and  dipped  under  the  supervision  of  a 
veterinary  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
or  of  an  authorized  deputy  State  or  county  veterinar- 
ian before  movement  from  such  yards,  and  all  quar- 
antine regulations  are  complied  with:  Provided,  That 
no  permits  will  be  issued  to  any  person  to  administer 
serum  or  virus  for  treatment  of  such  swine  unless 
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such  serum  and  virus  are  made  in  compliance  with 
the  Indiana  law  and  the  person  administering  them 
is  a  licensed  veterinarian. 

Who  may  inspect. — Veterinary  inspectors  of  the 
United  States  Bureau,  of  Animal  Industry  or  author- 
ized State  or  deputy  State  veterinarians. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  134  State  House,  In- 
dianapolis, Ind. 

IOWA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding a  record  of  mallein  test  certifying  that  the 
animals  described  on  the  certificate  have  been  exam- 
ined and  mallein  tested  within  30  days  prior  to  the 
date  of  importation  and  found  to  be  free  from  glan- 
ders and  all  other  contagious  or  infectious  diseases. 

Cattle. — Cattle  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes  over  6 
months  of  age  must  have  a  health  certificate  showing 
a  satisfactory  subcutaneous  tuberculin  test  applied 
not  more  than  60  days  before  importation,  and  free- 
dom from  all  communicable  diseases  (calves  under  6 
months  of  age  in  accordance  with  Federal  regula- 
tions). Purebred  cattle  or  cattle  represented  to  be 
purebred  shall  not  be  brought  into  the  State  unless 
they  are  from  a  Federal-State  accredited  tuberculosis- 
free  herd.  Purebred  cattle  not  from  accredited  herds 
imported  into  the  State  will  be  subjected  to  quaran- 
tine and  retest  at  destination,  not  earlier  than  60 
days  nor  later  than  90  days.  The  expenses  of  quaran- 
tine and  test  are  to  be  paid  by  the  owner. 

Cattle  from  tuberculosis-free  accredited  herds  may 
be  brought  in  on  an  official  certificate  from  a  Federal 
inspector  or  the  authorities  of  the  State  of  origin 
showing  them  to  be  from  such  herds  and  that  they 
have  not  been  exposed  to  tuberculosis  infection  since 
leaving  the  herd  of  origin. 

Reactors  brought  in  for  immediate  slaughter  only 
must   be   consigned   to   a   slaughtering   establishment 


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having  Federal  Inspection  and  must  ho  transported 
thereto  In  accordance  with  Federal  regulations. 

Persons  wishing  to  return  cattle  sold  out  of  the 
State  of  Iowa  under  sale  contract  to  pass  a  60  or 
90  day  tuberculin  test  and  which  have  failed  to  j»;i>- 
such  a  test,  must,  before  returning  the  cattle  to  the 
original  owner,  first  furnish  a  tuberculin-test  chart 
giving  the  reaction  and  the  date  thereof  and  prove  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  State  veterinarian  that  the 
animals  are  reactors. 

Cattle  presented  for  exhibition  or  other  purposes 
at  the  Iowa  State  Fair  or  any  fair  or  exhibitions 
held  within  the  State  shall  be  either  from  a  tubercu- 
losis-free accredited  herd  or  shall  have  passed  a  sat- 
isfactory tuberculin  test  and  found  to  be  free  from 
tuberculosis  not  more  than  90  days  prior  to  the  open- 
ing date  of  exhibition  at  such  fairs. 

Cattle  that  react  to  the  tuberculin  test,  as  well  as 
those  which  show  physical  evidence  of  tuberculosis, 
shall  be  marked  for  identification  by  branding  the 
letter  "  T  "  on  the  left  jaw  not  less  than  2  nor  more 
than  3  inches  high,  and  attaching  to  the  left  ear  a 
metal  tag  bearing  a  serial  number  and  the  inscription 
"  REACTOR." 

Female  cattle  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes  and 
bulls  for  feeding  purposes  may  be  shipped,  trans- 
ported, or  moved  into  the  State  in  accordance  with 
Federal  regulations. 

The  State  Veterinarian  is  authorized  to  reject  any 
test  chart  or  certificate  and  require  a  retest. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  (except  for  immediate 
slaughter)  showing  that  the  animals  have  been  in- 
spected and  dipped  under  Federal  regulations  not 
more  than  15  days  prior  to  importation  and  found 
free  from  all  contagious,  infectious,  or  communicable 
diseases. 

Sir  inc. — Health  certificate  for  all  swine  (except  for 
immediate  slaughter)  showing  them  to  have  been  iin- 


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munized  with  a  protective  dose  of  antihog-cholera 
serum  not  more  than  15  days  prior  to  date  of  impor- 
tation when  the  serum  alone  is  used,  or  with  serum- 
and-virus  treatment  not  less  than  30  days  prior  to 
importation. 

For  hogs  shipped  in  crates  for  breeding  purposes 
an  affidavit,  in  triplicate,  from  the  owner  stating  that 
the  hogs  have  been  immunized,  as  required  above, 
will  be  accepted  in  lieu  of  a  veterinarian's  certificate. 
One  copy  of  the  affidavit  must  be  attached  to  the  way- 
bill, one  copy  forwarded  to  the  State  veterinarian  at 
Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  one  copy  sent  to  the  live- 
stock sanitary  official  of  the  State  of  origin. 

Stock  hogs  from  central  markets  or  live-stock  ex- 
change may  be  shipped  into  the  State  in  compliance 
with-  Federal  regulations,  provided  shipments  are 
made  within  24  hours  after  vaccination.  Shipments 
handled  under  this  rule  must  be  held  intact  and  under 
quarantine  on  consignee's  premises  for  a  period  of 
not  less  than  30  days  from  date  of  vaccination. 

Exceptions. — The  shipment  into  the  State  of  horses, 
cattle,  sheep,  or  swine  from  districts  under  State  or 
Federal  quarantine  on  account  of  mange  or  scabies  is 
strictly  prohibited.  These  requirements  do  not  apply 
to  livestock  destined  to  public  markets  within  the 
State,  but  do  apply  to  movements  of  livestock  from 
public  markets  or  live-stock  exchanges  within  the 
State  to  other  points  within  the  State. 

Railroad  and  transportation  companies  are  forbid- 
den to  move  any  livestock  into  or  within  the  State 
except  fn  compliance  with  the  provisions  of  Rule  No.  8 
or  on  a  special  permit  from  the  State  veterinarian  at 
Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

The  requirements  above  do  not  apply  to  livestock 
imported  for  exhibition  or  racing  purposes  at  fairs, 
provided  that  if  sales  are  made  from  such  exhibition 
herds  to  remain  in  the  State  the  stock  so  sold  shall 


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be   submitted    to   the   inspection    requirements   above 
set  forth  before  the  sale  is  consummated  and  the  stock 

shipped. 

Who  man  inspect. — Certificates  and  test  charts  must 
be  issued  by  a  Federal,  State,  or  assistant  State  vet- 
erinarian duly  registered  by  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry,  or  by  a  graduate  veterinarian  approved  by 
the  State  veterinarian  or  other  authority  having 
charge  of  diseases  of  domestic  animals  in  States  of 
origin.  Certificates  must  be  made  in  quadruplicate, 
the  original  to  be  attached  to  the  waybill  and  the 
three  copies  to  be  forwarded  by  the  veterinarian  issu- 
ing them  to  the  proper  sanitary  authorities,  as  indi- 
cated on  margin  of  the  copies  of  health  certificates. 

Official — State  veterinarian,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

KANSAS. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Certificate  of  soundness 
must  accompany  stallions  and  jacks,  together  with 
affidavit  that  they  are  free  from  any  contagious,  in- 
fectious, or  communicable  disease.  Other  horses, 
mules,  and  asses  admitted  without  inspection. 

Cattle. — Tuberculin-test  certificate  for  dairy  and 
breeding  cattle.  Dairy  cattle  entering  Kansas  subject 
to  a  60-day  retest  before  being  sold.  In  case  reactors 
are  found  they  revert  to  original  owner  or  are  sold 
for  immediate  slaughter  without  appraisement.  Both 
intradermic  and  subcutaneous  tests  official  when  ad- 
ministered by  an  accredited  veterinarian.  All  other 
classes  of  cattle  admitted  by  complying  with  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry's  requirements  to  move  interstate. 

Hogs. — Special  permits  required  for  hogs  entering 
the  State  or  moving  from  point  to  point  within  the 
State  for  any  purpose  other  than  immediate  slaughter. 

Sheep. — No  restrictions. 

Who  may  inspect. — Inspectors  of  the  United  States 
Bureau   of  Animal   Industry ;   veterinarians   and   in- 


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spectors  having  commission  from  the  State  live-stock 
sanitary  commissioner. 

Official. — State  live-stock  sanitary  commissioner, 
Topeka,  Kans. 

KENTUCKY. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Official  health  certificate. 

Cattle. — Official  health  certificate,  including  tuber- 
culin test  for  all  cattle  intended  for  dairy  or  breeding 
purposes.  Subcutaneous  tuberculin  test  accepted 
when  applied  by  veterinarians  recommended  by  the 
State  and  approved  by  Federal  officials.  Intradermic 
test  accepted  when  applied  by  regularly  employed 
State  or  Federal  veterinarian,  provided  the  date  of 
injection  and  hour  of  observation  are  recorded. 

All  dairy  and  breeding  cattle  coming  into  Kentucky 
shall  be  retested  by  an  approved  veterinarian  not 
earlier  than  60  days  nor  more  than  90  days  after  their 
arrival,  at  the  owner's  expense,  and  a  copy  of  the 
test  sent  to  the  State  veterinarian  immediately  after 
the  completion  of  the  test. 

Female  cattle  intended  for  feeding  or  grazing  pur- 
poses and  bulls  intended  for  feeding  purposes  may 
be  brought  into  the  State,  if  accompanied  by  official 
health  certificate,  also  affidavit  of  Kentucky  owner 
stating  that  the  animals  will  be  segregated  from  dairy 
or  breeding  cattle  during  the  feeding  or  grazing  period 
and  will  not  be  removed  from  premises  of  owner  for 
any  purpose  except  by  special  permit  from  the  State 
veterinarian,  such  cattle  being  under  quarantine  until 
permit  is  issued  for  their  removal. 

Cattle  for  exhibition  purposes  must  have  been  tuber- 
culin tested  within  90  days  prior  to  shipment  and  ac- 
companied by  record  of  tuberculin  test  except  cattle 
from  State  and  Federal  accredited  herds,  or  herds 
under  such  supervision  which  are  admitted  in  accord- 
ance with  Federal  regulations. 

Hogs. — For  stocking,  feeding,  or  breeding  purposes 
official    health    certificate    by    qualified    veterinarian. 


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showing  Immunization  with  serum  alone  not  more 
than  5  days  before  date  of  importation  or  with  scrum 
and  virus  not  less  than  14  days  before  importation, 
and  that  they  are  free  from  all  communicable  swine 
diseases  or  exposure  thereto  during  preceding  60  days 
and  have  been  dipped  or  sprayed  in  a  2  per  cent 
solution  of  cresol  compound,  or  its  equivalent,  and 
loaded  in  clean  and  disinfected  car  or  crate.  Date 
and  method  of  immunization  must  be  shown  on  the 
certificate.  Hogs  from  public  stockyards  to  be  a 
simultaneously  treated  according  to  Federal  regu- 
lations. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  for  purebred  sheep. 
Sheep  intended  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of 
health  indicating  that  they  are  free  from  disease  and 
have  been  subjected  to  an  official  dipping  for  scabies 
in  a  solution  approved  by  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  within  10  days  immediately  pre- 
ceding date  of  shipment  and  must  be  loaded  in  clean 
and  disinfected  cars.  The  dipping  requirements  do 
not  apply  to  purebred  sheep.  Supervising  inspector 
shall  furnish  dipping  certificate,  giving  name  and 
strength  of  dip.  Sheep  from  areas  quarantined  on 
account  of  scabies  shall  receive  2  dippings  not  less 
than  10  days  nor  more  than  15  days  apart  and  loaded 
in  clean  and  disinfected  cars.  No  sheep  showing 
symptoms  of  necrobacillosis  in  any  of  its  forms  shall 
be  allowed  movement  into  the  State. 

A  copy  of  all  official  health  certificates,  records  of 
tuberculin  tests,  certificates  of  dipping  and  certificates 
of  vaccination  must  be  forwarded  to  the  State  veteri- 
narian. 

Who  may  inspect. — State  or  Federal  inspectors  and 
veterinarians  whose  certificates  are  approved  by  the 
live-stock  sanitary  officials  of  the  State  in  which  ship- 
ment originates. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Frankfort,  Ky. 


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LOUISIANA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein  test. 

Cattle. — Dairy  and  breeding  cattle  shall  be  free 
from  tuberculosis  and  must  be  tested  before  entering 
the  State.  Railroad  agent  or  owner  of  cattle  must 
mail  certificate  to  secretary  and  executive  officer  of 
the  State  live-stock  sanitary  board  immediately  fol- 
lowing arrival  of  cattle  at  destination.  Calves  from 
tuberculous  cows  shall  be  rejected. 

Hogs. — Importation  of  purebred  swine  by  express 
in  crates  when  accompanied  by  affidavit  of  owner, 
countersigned  by  State  sanitary  official,  to  the  effect 
that  the  swine,  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief, 
are  not  affected  with  hog  cholera  or  other  contagious 
swine  disease,  and  that  cholera  has  not  existed  on 
the  premises  from  which  the  swine  are  being  removed 
for  a  period  of  not  less  than  3  months ;  also  that  the 
swine  have  not  been  subjected  to  the  serum  and  virus 
treatment  within  30  days  immediately  prior  to  date 
of  shipment ;  otherwise  certificate  by  veterinarian 
must  show  that  such  swine  have  been  immunized  by 
the  serum-alone  method  not  more  than  15  days  prior 
to  date  of  shipment.  Railroad  stockyards  are  con- 
sidered infectious,  and  no  hogs  yarded  in  or  loaded 
through  them  wTill  be  accepted  in  the  State  of  Louisi- 
ana for  any  purpose  other  than  immediate  slaughter. 

Hog-cholera  virus  or  virulent  blood  shall  not  be 
shipped  by  serum  manufacturers  into  the  State  ex- 
cept by  written  permission  from  the  secretary  and 
executive  officer. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  from  qualified  graduate 
veterinarian  prior  to  shipment  showing  freedom  from 
infectious,  contagious,  or  communicable  diseases. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal  veterinarians,  State 
veterinarians,  deputy  or  assistant  State  veterinarians, 
and  other  veterinarians,  provided  they  are  graduates 
of  veterinary  colleges  recognized  by  the  United  States 


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Department  of  Agriculture  and  their  competency  and 
reliability  certified  to  by  authorities  in  charge  of  live- 
stock sanitary  control  work  in  the  State  where  ship- 
ment originates. 

Duplicate  of  all  health  certificates  must  be  sent  to 
secretary  and  executive  officer  in  ample  time  to  reach 
him  before  arrival  of  stock  so  represented  in  inspec- 
tion certificates.  Tuberculin-test  charts  must  show 
at  least  three  temperatures  before  injection  and  at 
least  six  temperatures  after  injection  2  hours  apart 
beginning  8  hours  after  injection  of  tuberculin. 

Official. — Secretary  and  executive  officer,  State  live- 
stock sanitary  board,  Baton  Rouge,  La. 

MAINE. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Any  person  or  persons 
bringing  horses  into  the  State  must  have  a  permit  and 
shall  notify  the  chief  of  the  division  of  animal  in- 
dustry within  48  hours  of  their  arrival ;  the  chief  of 
the  division  of  animal  industry  shall  at  once  cause 
the  animals  to  be  examined  by  a  physical  examina- 
tion, or  to  be  tested  with  mallein,  or  cause  the  blood 
test  to  be  used  at  the  expense  of  the  owner;  or  the 
chief  of  the  division  of  animal  industry  may  accept 
a  certificate  of  health  showing  satisfactory  mallein 
test  or  physical  examination  made  by  an  inspector  of 
the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  or  by 
a  veterinarian  whose  certificate  is  approved  by  the 
State  official  having  authority  to  approve  it  under  the 
laws  of  the  State  from  which  the  animal  was  shipped. 
If  an  animal  is  found  to  be  glandered  no  compensa- 
tion shall  be  allowed. 

No  permit  or  examination  will  be  required  for 
horses  used  in  circuses  and  to  perform  on  the  stage. 

Cattle. — No  neat  stock  (calves,  cows,  steers,  oxen, 
or  bulls)  or  stags  of  any  age  shall  be  allowed  to  enter 
this  State  from  any  other  State  or  country,  for  either 
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dairy  purposes,  breeding  purposes,  or  slaughter,  ex- 
cept cattle  in  transit  under  the  control  of  the  Federal 
Government,  without  a  permit  duly  authorized  by  the 
chief  of  the  division  of  animal  industry,  which  permit 
shall  accompany  the  shipment.  Such  animals  shall  be 
tested  with  tuberculin  within  30  days  of  their  arrival 
and  shall  be  held  in  quarantine  upon  the  premises  of 
the  owner  until  released  by  the  chief  of  the  division  of 
animal  industry  ;  or  the  chief  of  the  division  of  animal 
industry  may  accept  a  certificate  of  health  showing 
satisfactory  tuberculin  test  made  by  an  inspector  of 
the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  by  a 
veterinarian  whose  certificate  is  approved  by  the  State 
official  having  authority  to  approve  it  under  the  laws 
of  the  State  from  which  the  animal  is  shipped. 

Sheep. — None. 

Hogs. — None. 

Transportation  companies  (express,  railroad,  or 
steamship)  shall  notify  the  chief  of  the  division  of 
animal  industry  of  the  arrival  of  livestock  at  their 
destination, 

Who  may  inspect. — Qualified  verterinarians  author- 
ized by  the  chief  of  the  division  of  animal  industry. 

Official. — Chief,  division  of  animal  industry,  de- 
partment of  agriculture,  Augusta,  Me. 

MARYLAND. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate. 

Cattle. — Female  cattle  or  bulls  for  dairy,  breeding, 
feeding,  or  grazing  purposes  must  be  accompanied  by 
a  satsfactory  certificate  of  health  and  tuberculin-test 
chart.  Tag  numbers  or  registration  numbers  must 
be  given. 

All  cattle  shall  be  subject  to  a  retest  from  60  to  90 
days  after  their  arrival,  should  there  exist,  in  the 
opinion  of  the  officials  in  charge  of  the  control  of  ani- 
mal diseases  in  the  State  a  reasonable  doubt  as  to  the 


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correctness  of  the  former  test.  Pending  a  retest  such 
cattle  shall  be  in  strict  quarantine. 

Cattle  originating  in  the  State  of  New  York  shall 
not  be  transported  or  driven  into  Maryland  unhss 
accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  health  including  a 
tuberculin  test  issued  by  an  inspector  employed  solely 
by  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

No  cattle  originating  in  any  area  under  quarantine 
on  account  of  southern,  splenetic,  or  Texas  fever 
shall  be  transported  or  driven  into  the  State,  and 
transportation  companies  are  notified  not  to  accept 
shipments  of  such  cattle  when  consigned  to  any  point 
in  this  State. 

Upon  permit  issued  by  the  Maryland  State  board 
of  agriculture,  cows,  bulls  and  heifers  for  immediate 
slaughter  (within  5  days  of  arrival)  may  be  brought 
into  this  State  or  removed  from  public  stockyards 
when  affidavit  has  been  made  by  the  owner  and  for- 
warded to  the  live-stock  sanitary  section  of  the  State 
board  of  agriculture,  stating  that  such  animals  are 
for  immediate  slaughter  and  will  not  be  used  for  any 
other  purpose.  This  statement  must  show  where 
animals  will  be  located  until  slaughtered.  No  cattle 
can  be  removed  from  public  stockyards  until  released 
by  the  authorized  inspector  in  charge. 

Hogs. — All  swine  brought  into  the  State  for  feed- 
ing, breeding,  or  show  purposes  must  be  accompanied 
by  a  certificate  of  health  issued  by  a  veterinarian 
whose  competency  and  reliability  are^  attested  by 
the  authorities  charged  with  the  control  of  the 
diseases  of  domestic  animals  in  the  State  of  export, 
stating  that  they  are  free  from  any  infectious  or 
communicable  disease  and  that  each  animal  has  been 
treated  with  a  proper  dose  of  antihog-cholera  serum 
from  a  United  States  approved  laboratory,  within  30 
days  of  the  date  or  entry  into  the  State. 

Hogs  that  have  received  the  serum-virus  treatment 
must  not  be  brought  into  the  State  for  purposes  other 


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than  immediate  slaughter  until  a  period  of  at  least 
30  days  has  elapsed  since  date  of  treatment.  Such 
animals  must  be  given  an  antiseptic  bath  and  not 
again  exposed  to  infection  before  being  shipped. 

Sheep, — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Officially  certified  inspectors  in 
the  State  from  which  animals  originate,  agents  of  the 
live-stock  sanitary  section  of  the  Maryland  State 
board  of  agriculture,  and  inspectors  of  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Officials. — Live-stock  sanitary  section  of  the  State 
board  of  agriculture,  816  Fidelity  Building,  Baltimore, 
Md. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Permit  of  the  director 
of  animal  industry  must  accompany  shipments  from 
New  York,  New  Jersey,  Rhode  Island,  or  Connecticut. 

Cattle. — Permit  of  the  director  of  animal  industry 
and  approved  record  of  tuberculin  test  must  accom- 
pany all  cattle,  of  whatever  age,  unless  consigned 
(a)  to  public  stockyards  or  quarantine  stations  at 
Brighton,  Watertown,  or  Somerville;  (b)  for  imme- 
diate slaughter  at  premises  under  Federal  supervision. 
Slaughter  cattle  shipped  to  other  points  in  the  State 
must  be  accompanied  by  permit  of  the  director. 

Sivine. — Permit  required  unless  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — United  States  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  inspectors  or  qualified  veterinarians  ap- 
proved by  livestock  officials  of  the  State  where  ship- 
ment originates. 

Official. — Director  of  animal  industry,  State  House, 
Boston,  Mass. 

MICHIGAN. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein  test. 


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Cattle. — Health  certificate  for  dairy  and  breeding 
cattle,  Including  tuberculin  test. 

Hoys. — Health  certificate,  including  certificate  from 
graduate  veterinarian  to  the  effect  that  hogs  have 
been  Immunized  against  hog  cholera  at  least  21  days 
prior  to  date  of  importation,  following  the  use  of  the 
simultaneous  inoculation,  or  within  a  period  of  30 
days  following  the  use  of  the  serum-alone  method. 

Sheep. — Dip  required  March  31  to  October  1,  un- 
der State  or  Government  supervision,  except  when 
permission  has  been  obtained  from  the  director  of 
animal  industry  or  the  chief  veterinarian. 

Who  may  inspect. — Veterinarians  graduated  from 
an  accredited  veterinary  college  and  authorized  by 
State  and  Federal  officials. 

Officials. — Chief  veterinarian,  Lansing,  Mich. ;  direc- 
tor of  animal  industry,  Lansing,  Mich. 

MINNESOTA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — All  horses,  mules,  and 
asses  imported  into  the  State  must  be  accompanied  by 
a  health  certificate,  including  mallein  test,  certifying 
that  the  animals  have  been  examined  and  mallein 
tested  within  30  days  prior  to  date  of  shipment  and 
found  to  be  free  from  glanders  and  other  dangerous 
transmissible  diseases. 

In  lieu  of  such  health  certificate  and  mallein-test 
chart,  a  permit  may  be  obtained  from  the  office  of  the 
State  live-stock  sanitary  board  to  import  any  ap- 
parently healthy  horses,  mules,  or  asses,  in  quarantine 
and  to  remain  in  quarantine  at  destination  until  the 
animals  shall  have  been  examined  and  tested  at  the 
owner's  expense  by  an  approved  veterinarian  and  re- 
leased from  quarantine  by  notice  from  the  board. 

Cattle. — All  cattle  imported  into  the  State  for  pur- 
poses other  than  immediate  slaughter,  must  have  a 
health  certificate  including  a  proper  subcutaneous 
tuberculin-test  chart,  showing  them  to  be  apparently 


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free  from   tuberculosis   and   symptoms  of  any  other 
contagious,  infectious,  or  communicable  disease. 

Purebred  cattle  or  cattle  represented  to  be  purebred, 
unless  they  originate  from  an  acceptable  Federal- 
State  accredited  tuberculosis-free  herd,  shall  not  be 
imported  unless  they  have  been  tuberculin  tested 
(subcutaneous  method)  and  a  special  permit  issued 
by  the  live-stock  sanitary  board  of  Minnesota,  through 
its  executive  officer,  for  their  entry,  subject  to  a 
quarantine  and  retest  at  destination  not  earlier  than 
60  nor  later  than  90  days,  at  the  owner's  expense. 

Purebred  calves  or  calves  represented  to  be  pure- 
bred, under  6  months  of  age,  shall  not  be  shipped 
into  the  State  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter,  except  they  originate  from  acceptable  Fed- 
eral-State accredited  tuberculosis-free  herds,  unless  a 
special  permit  is  issued  by  the  live-stock  sanitary 
board  through  its  executive  officer,  for  their  entry 
subject  to  quarantine  and  tuberculin  test,  such  test  to 
be  approved  by  the  executive  officer  of  the  live-stock 
sanitary  board. 

Hogs. — Health  certificate,  with  the  exception  that 
purebred  swine  may  be  imported  by  express  in  crates 
when  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  of  the  owner, 
countersigned  by  the  State  veterinarian,  to  the  effect 
that  said  swine,  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and 
belief,  are  not  affected  with  cholera,  necrobacillosis, 
or  other  contagious  and  infectious  swine  diseases, 
and  that  cholera  has  not  existed  upon  the  premises 
from  which  said  swine  have  been  removed  for  a  period 
of  not  less  than  3  months  immediately  prior  to  date 
of  shipment;  also  that  said  swine  have  not  been 
subjected  to  the  serum-virus  treatment  within  30  days 
immediately  prior  to  date  of  shipment.  All  other  ship- 
ments of  swine  into  the  State  and  not  intended  for 
immediate  slaughter  must  be  loaded  through  clean  and 
disinfected  yards  and  shipped  in  clean  and  disinfected 
cars  and  must  not  be  unloaded  in  any  public  stock- 


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yard  unless  the  stockyards  has  been  specially  cleaned 
and  disinfected  for  that  purpose. 

Sheep. — All  sheep  imported  into  the  State  for  pur- 
poses other  than  immediate  slaughter  must  be  ac- 
companied by  a  health  certificate  indicating  that  they 
are  free  from  any  symptoms  of  scabies  or  exposure 
thereto  within  30  days  prior  to  shipment  and  they 
must  be  shipped  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars. 

All  sheep  shipped  through  public  stockyards  into 
the  State  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter 
must  be  dipped,  before  entry,  under  the  supervision 
of  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Who  may  inspect. — Veterinary  inspectors  of  the 
Federal  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  State  and 
deputy  State  veterinarians,  graduate  veterinarians 
whose  certificates  of  health  and  inspection  are  en- 
dorsed by  officials  in  charge  of  live-stock  sanitary  con- 
trol work  in  the  State  from  which  the  animals  are 
shipped,  and  veterinarians  authorized  to  issue  health 
certificates  by  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
United  States  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Certificates  of  health  must  accompany  the  shipment 
of  stock  and  indorsed  copies  must  be  immediately 
mailed  to  the  live-stock  sanitary  board,  Old  Capitol 
Building,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

All  tests  must  be  made  within  30  days  of  shipment 
of  stock,  with  the  exception  of  cattle  originating  from 
acceptable  Federal-State  accredited  tuberculosis-free 
herds. 

Official. — Secretary  and  executive  officer,  State  live- 
stock sanitary  board,  Old  Capitol  Building,  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate  of 
freedom  from  any  communicable  disease.  Mallein 
test  required  for  animals  having  been  exposed  to 
glanders. 


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Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  tuberculin  test 
for  dairy  and  breeding  cattle. 

Cattle  from  officially  accredited  tuberculosis-free 
herds  may  be  admitted  on  health  certificate  without 
the  tuberculin-test  chart  when  accompanied  by  state- 
ment from  the  proper  live-stock  sanitary  official  that 
the  cattle  are  free  from  symptoms  of  any  communi- 
cable disease. 

Cattle  admitted  for  other  purposes  should  be  ac- 
companied by  affidavit  of  owner  stating  that  they 
are  not  to  be  used  for  dairy  or  breeding  purposes. 

Hogs. — Health  certificate  or  affidavit  from  owner 
indorsed  by  his  State  veterinarian  indicating  freedom 
from  any  communicable  disease  or  exposure  thereto 
for  6  months. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  of  freedom  from  any 
communicable  disease  or  exposure  thereto  for  6 
months. 

Who  may  inspect. — Approved  veterinarians,  veteri- 
nary inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Official. — Executive  live-stock  inspector,  Jackson, 
Miss. 

MISSOURI. 

"Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle. — Federal  regulations  apply. 

Cattle  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes  must  have  a 
health  certificate,  including  the  tuberculin  test,  by  a 
graduate  veterinarian  approved  by  the  official  of  the 
State  of  origin  and  by  the  United  States  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry  or  by  a  veterinary  inspector  of  that 
bureau. 

Cattle  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes  are  admitted 
without  the  tuberculin  test  on  special  permit  issued 
on  application  to  the  State  veterinarian  or  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry, accompanied  by  an  affidavit  that  the  cattle 
will   be   used    for    feeding,    grazing,    or    immediate 


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slaughter,  and  not  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes. 
All  cattle  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes  must  be  held 
in  quarantine  on  the  premises  of  the  consignee  until 
shipped  to  some  public  livestock  market  or  until  re- 
leased by  order  of  the  State  veterinarian. 

Hogs. — Federal  regulations  govern  all  hog  ship- 
ments from  public  livestock  markets  or  other  points 
outside  the  State  under  Government  supervision. 

Hogs  shipped  by  freight  from  one  point  to  another 
within  the  State  or  from  outside  points  not  under 
Federal  supervision  to  points  within  the  State  must 
be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  health  issued  bj 
an  authorized  graduate  veterinarian  showing  that  tin 
hogs  have  been  vaccinated  against  cholera.  Where 
no  competent  graduate  veterinarian  is  available  al 
point  of  origin,  the  State  veterinarian  of  Missouri 
may  issue  special  permit  for  the  hogs  to  be  shippec 
subject  to  inspection,  vaccination,  and  quarantine  al 
destination  at  the  owner's  expense. 

No  inspection  is  required  for  hogs  shipped  to  public 
markets  or  for  purebred  hogs  shipped  in  crates  bj 
express. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Cattle:  Federal  veterinarian  01 
veterinarian  approved  by  the  State  and  by  the  Unitec 
States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Other  inspections:  Official  veterinarian,  State  oi 
Federal,  or  graduate  veterinarian,  whose  certificate 
shall  be  approved  in  writing  by  State  veterinarian  or 
like  officer. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

MONTANA. 

Horses,    mules,    and    asses.— Health    certificate,    in- 
cluding  mallein    test,   except    that    for    wild    and    un- 
broken range  animals  no  mallein  test  is  required,  but 
they  must  have  clinical  health  certificate  and  be  given 
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clinical  inspection ;  except  also  animals  for  tem- 
porary racing,  exhibition,  or  speed  purposes,  for  which 
a  clinical  health  certificate  only  is  required. 

Stallions  and  jacks  must  be  mallein  tested  and  have 
certificate  of  soundness.  Original  of  this  certificate 
must  accompany  shipment  and  one  copy  be  mailed  to 
stallion  registration  board  at  Bozeman,  Mont.,  at 
least  10  days  before  shipment  into  the  State.  Only 
purebred  or  grade  stallions  or  jacks  are  admitted  for 
breeding  purposes.  A  "  grade  "  is  defined  as  an  ani- 
mal whose  sire  or  dam  (but  not  both)  is  a  registered 
purebred  animal. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses  for  which  the  mallein  test 
is  required,  as  above,  may  be  shipped  in  without  in- 
spection to  quarantine  yards  at  Miles  City,  Billings, 
or  Dillon,  provided  the  waybills  bear  notation  "  Con- 
signed to  quarantine  yards  at ,  Mont." 

Cattle. — All  cattle  shipped  into  the  State  must  be  ac- 
companied by  a  tuberculin  test  chart,  with  the  follow- 
ing exceptions :  Strictly  range  cattle  except  bulls, 
shipped  directly  from  range  sections  of  Arizona,  Cali- 
fornia, Colorado,  Idaho,  New  Mexico,  Nevada,  Okla- 
homa, Oregon,  Texas,  Utah,  Washington,  Wyoming, 
North  Dakota,  and  South  Dakota  west  of  the  Mis- 
souri River,  Kansas  and  Nebraska  west  of  the  one- 
hundredth  meridian,  Alberta,  Saskatchewan,  and  Brit- 
ish Columbia,  clinical  health  certificates  only. 

All  purebred  cattle  from  other  than  Federal-State- 
accredited  tuberculosis-free  herds  will  be  quarantined 
and  retested  not  less  than  60  days  after  arrival. 
This  retest  will  be  made  free  of  charge. 

Cattle  from  public  sales  yards,  with  the  exception 
of  range  cattle  certified  by  the  Federal  inspector  in 
charge  as  coming  directly  from  range  sections  men- 
tioned above,  must  be  accompanied  by  a  Federal  ac- 
credited tuberculin-test  chart. 

Cattle  from  New  York  and  Wisconsin  that  are  not 
from  Federal-State  accredited  herds  must  be  accom- 
panied by  a  Federal-accredited  tuberculin-test  chart. 


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Cattle  from  Federal-State-accredited  herds  may  be 
brought  in  when  accompanied  by  a  statement  from  the 
live-stock  sanitary  board  or  t lie  United  States  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  and  the  owner  or  his  agent  that 
the  cattle  are  from  an  official  accredited  tuberculosis- 
free  herd  which  has  been  tested  within  9  months  of 
the  date  of  shipment  and  are  free  from  symptoms  of 
communicable  disease.  In  such  cases  a  copy  of  the 
last  previous  tuberculin  test  of  the  animals  shipped 
must  be  forwarded  the  State  veterinary  surgeon. 

Calves  not  from  accredited  herds  or  from  strictly 
range  cows  from  the  above-designated  range  areas 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  tuberculin-test  chart  or  a 
clinical  health  certificate  stating  that  they  are  from 
cows  which  have  been  tuberculin  tested  within  30 
days  and  found  free  from  tuberculosis. 

Swine. — Swine  for  breeding  or  feeding  purposes 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  health  certificate,  stating 
that  the  animals  are  free  from  any  infectious  con- 
tagious disease  and  that  they  do  not  come  from  a  pub- 
lic stockyard  or  a  district  in  which  hog  cholera  has 
existed  during  the  past  three  months;  and  provided 
that  the  animals  have  not  been  subjected  to  the  serum- 
and-virus  treatment  within  30  days  immediately  prior 
to  date  of  shipment. 

Swine  may  be  shipped  from  a  district  where  hog 
cholera  has  existed  during  the  past  three  months: 
Provided,  That  they  have  been  properly  immunized 
by  the  use  of  antihog-cholera  serum  only  within  15 
days  of  shipment  or  have  been  subjected  to  the  serum- 
and-virus  treatment  not  less  than  30  days  previous 
to  date  of  shipment ;  and  provided  further,  That  they 
have  been  kept  on  a  premise  or  farm  on  which  hog 
cholera  has  not  existed  for  the  past  three  months : 
Provided  further,  That  they  have  been  properly  dipped 
just  previous  to  their  shipment  in  a  solution  recog- 
nized by  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dustry. 


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Sicine  for  slaughter. — Health  certificate  or  state- 
ment by  the  shipper  or  owner  that  they  will  be  shipped 
direct  to  an  abattoir  and  slaughtered  within  seven 
days  after  arrival  at  destination. 

Purebred  swine. — Purebred  swine  transported  in 
crates  by  express  will  be  admitted  into  the  State  when 
accompanied  by  an  affidavit  of  the  owner  or  his  agent 
to  the  effect  that  said  swine,  to  the  best  of  his  know- 
ledge and  belief,  are  not  affected  with  hog  cholera  or 
any  other  communicable  disease  and  that  hog  cholera 
has  not  existed  upon  the  premises  from  which  said 
swine  have  been  removed  for  a  period  of  not  less  than 
three  months  immediately  prior  to  date  of  shipment. 
Also  that  said  swine  have  not  been  subjected  to  the 
serum-and-verus  treatment  within  30  days  immediate- 
ly prior  to  date  of  shipment. 

Swine  for  exhibit  ion. — All  swine  to  be  exhibited 
in  the  State  at  State  or  county  fairs  must  be  accom- 
panied by  health  certificate  stating  that  they  are 
free  from  any  symptoms  of  an  infectious  contagious 
disease  and  that  they  have  been  properly  immunized 
with  the  use  of  antihog-cholera  serum  only  within 
15  days  of  shipment,  or  that  they  were  subjected  to 
the  serum-and-virus  treatment  not  less  than  30  days 
immediately  prior  to  date  of  shipment. 

All  swine,  except  for  immediate  slaughter,  shipped 
into  the  State  must  be  loaded  through  clean  and  dis- 
infected pens  and  chutes  into  disinfected  cars  and 
must  not  be  unloaded  at  any  public  stockyard  unless 
the  stockyard  has  been  specially  disinfected  for  that 
purpose. 

Hog-cholera  serum. —  All  antihog-cholera  serum 
sold  within  the  State  or  imported  into  the  State  for 
sale,  distribution  or  use,  shalf  be  produced  under 
license  granted  by  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Hog-cholera  virus. — All  serum  manufacturers  are 
hereby  prohibited  from  shipping  any  virulent  blood 


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or  hop-cholera  virus  Into  the  State  unless  written 
permission  for  each  shipment  is  granted  by  the  state 
veterinary  surgeon. 

sheep. — Health  certificate  stating  freedom  from  in- 
fectious contagious  disease  and  freedom  from  ex- 
posure to  infectious  contagious  disease. 

Sheep  other  than  sheep  from  a  public-sale  yard  for 
grazing  or  feeding  purposes  accompanied  by  health 
certificate  and  shipped  in  disinfected  cars  need  not 
be  dipped,  but  must  be  inspected  upon  arrival  in  the 
State  and  quarantined  for  not  less  than  90  days  on 
land  owned,  leased,  or  for  which  the  owner  or  agent  of 
the  sheep  has  a  permit  to  use. 

Sheep  shipped  from  a  public-sale  yard  and  which 
are  not  dipped  at  that  point  at  time  of  shipment  and 
accompanied  by  a  Federal  dipping  certificate  must 
be  dipped  twice  at  first  available  point  after  unloading 
and  otherwise  comply  with  regulations  governing  im- 
ported sheep.  Quarantine  to  date  from  date  of  second 
dipping. 

Bucks  and  ewes  for  dissemination  to  other  bands 
for  breeding  purposes  shall  be  dipped  twice  under  the 
supervision  of  a  State  inspector  and  quarantined  for 
not  less  than  00  days  on  land  owTned,  leased,  or  for 
which  the  owner  of  the  bucks  or  ewes  has  a  permit 
to  use. 

Purebred  bucks  or  purebred  ewes  shipped  in  crates 
or  in  properly  disinfected  cars  and  not  unloaded  en 
route  or  unloaded  at  a  public  or  railroad  stockyard 
need  not  be  dipped,  but  must  be  inspected  and  quaran- 
tined for  a  period  of  not  less  than  90  days  on  land 
owned,  leased,  or  for  which  the  owner  has  a  permit  to 
use. 

Five  days'  notice  must  be  given  the  State  veterinary 
surgeon's  office  at  Helena,  Mont.,  of  the  time  and  place 
of  arrival  of  all  sheep  shipments. 

Inspection  and  supervision  of  dipping  free  of 
charge. 


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Disinfection  of  cars. — Disinfection  of  cars  does  not 
apply  to  box  cars  which  have  not  been  previously  used 
for  stock  shipments. 

Dogs. — All  dogs  originating  in  any  State  or  Terri- 
tory of  the  United  States,  the  District  of  Columbia, 
or  the  Dominion  of  Canada  must  be  accompanied  by 
a  statement  from  the  State  or  Government  health 
officer,  or  the  State,  veterinarian,  that  rabies  has  not 
existed  for  the  past  nine  months  within  a  radius  of  50 
miles  of  origin  of  the  shipment  and  also  by  a  statement 
from  the  owner  or  agent  of  the  animal  that  the  dog 
or  dogs  are  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  free  from 
disease  and  have  since  birth,  or  during  the  past  nine 
months,  been  at  all  times  within  the  radius  designated 
by  the  official  health  officer  or  State  veterinarian,  or, 
in  the  case  of  kennel  or  pet  dog  where  impossible  to 
obtain  this  statement  from  the  health  officer,  the 
shipment  may  proceed  accompanied  by  a  statement 
from  the  owner  or  agent  of  the  animal  that  the  dog 
has  been  confined  in  a  kennel  or  in  a  house  or  on  a 
leash  at  all  times  and  has  not  been  allowed  to  come 
in  contact  with  other  dogs  that  run  at  large  or  that 
have  been  exposed  to  rabies. 

A  copy  of  either  statement  must  be  forwarded  to 
the  State  veterinary  surgeon. 

This  regulation  does  not  apply  to  performing  ani- 
mals for  temporary  stay  in  the  State. 

Certificates. — Health  certificates  and  test  charts  are 
good  for  30  days.  Test  charts  for  show  herds  good 
for  60  days.  The  original  certificate  must  accompany 
shipment  to  its  destination,  and  duplicate  must  be 
forwarded  immediately  by  the  veterinarian  making 
the  inspection  or  test  to  the  State  veterinary  surgeon. 

Tests  accepted. — Any  test  approved  by  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  will  be  accepted. 

Intradermic  tuberculin  test  accepted  when  made  by 
veterinarian  especially  approved  by  the  United  States 


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Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  his  live-stock  sanitary 
board  to  make  such  test. 

Who  niay  intpect. — Federal,  State,  graduate  deputy 
State  veterinarians,  or  graduate  veterinarians  ap- 
proved by  their  State  veterinarian  or  live-stock  sani- 
tary board,  and  Federal  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Official. — State  veterinary  surgeon,  Helena,  Mont. 

NEBRASKA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Must  be  healthy  at  time 
of  importation  into  the  State. 

Cattle. — Purebred  cattle  that  have  originated  from 
other  than  Federal-State  officially  accredited  tuber- 
culosis-free herds  admitted  into  the  State  must  be 
moved  to  destination  in  quarantine  and  so  maintained 
on  owner's  premises  for  at  least  60  days  thereafter, 
when  they  are  to  be  tuberculin  tested  by  an  authorized 
veterinarian  at  the  owner's  expense.  They  will  be 
released  from  quarantine  only  on  permit  from  the 
State  bureau  of  animal  industry. 

Health  certificates  accompanying  shipments  of  pure- 
bred cattle  must  include  chart  showing  that  they 
have  passed  a  satisfactory  tuberculin  test  not  more 
than  60  days  prior  to  importation.  Charts  must  be 
legible  and  bear  the  name  and.  registration  number  of 
each  individual  and  on  arrival  at  destination  must 
be  forwarded  to  the  bureau  of  animal  industry,  State 
department  of  agriculture,  Lincoln. 

Grade  cattle  shipped  into  the  State  for  dairy  or 
breeding  purposes  must  be  accompanied  by  a  legible 
health  certificate,  including  chart  showing  animals 
to  have  passed  a  satisfactory  tuberculin  test  not  more 
than  60  days  prior  to  importation,  and  each  animal 
must  be  tagged  in  the  right  ear  with  a  tag  properly 
numbered  for  identification  purposes  and  number 
listed  on  the  certificate  in  the  place  provided  for  that 
purpose. 


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Grade  cattle  coming  into  the  State  for  dairy  purposes 
must  move  to  destination  in  quarantine  and  must  re- 
main in  quarantine  for  60  days  thereafter,  at  the  ex- 
piration of  which  time  they  are  to  be  tuberculin  tested 
by  an  authorized  veterinarian  at  the  owner's  expense. 

Range  cattle  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes  only 
may  be  admitted  into  the  State  when  accompanied  by 
health  certificate. 

Cows  and  bulls  for  feeding  or  gazing  purposes  only, 
shipped  to  Nebraska  in  compliance  with  Federal 
regulations  will  be  held  in  quarantine  and  released 
only  on  written  permit  from  the  State  bureau  of 
animal  industry. 

Cattle  for  exhibition  purposes,  unless  from  Fed- 
eral-State tuberculosis-free  accredited  herds  or  herds 
under  such  supervision,  shall  be  accompanied  by  a 
health  certificate  showing  that  they  have  passed  a 
satisfactory  tuberculin  test  not  more  than  120  days 
immediately  prior  to  application  for  admission. 

Cattle  for  immediate  slaughter  admitted  without 
inspection. 

Hogs. — Hogs  for  stocking,  feeding,  or  breeding  pur- 
poses must  be  accompanied  by  a  health  certificate 
issued  by  an  approved  veterinarian  stating  that  they 
have  been  immunized  by  a  veterinarian  with  anti- 
hog-cholera  serum  not  more  than  21  days  immediately 
prior  to  the  date  of  importation  when  serum-alone 
method  is  used  and  not  less  than  21  days  immediately 
prior  to  the  date  of  importation  when  the  simultane- 
ous method  is  used,  and  that  they  are  free  from  all 
communicable  swine  diseases  or  exposure  thereto ;  or 
a  sworn  statement  may  be  sent  by  the  owner  or  the 
shipper  to  the  bureau  of  animal  industry  stating 
that  the  hogs  have  been  immunized  as  provided  above. 

Hogs  must  be  loaded  from  premises  which  are  free 
from  all  animal  contagion  or  infection  into  cars 
which  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected,  in  accord- 


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ance  with  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try Interstate  shipping  regulations. 

Public  stockyards  arc  considered  infectious;  there- 
fore hogs  must  not  be  loaded  or  unloaded  through 
them  except  under  the  following  conditions: 

1.  Where  Federal  supervision  is  maintained,  and 
then  only  through  the  designated  portion. 

2.  When  the  animals  are  to  be  immunized  with 
antihog-cholera  serum  by  a  recognized  person  or  a 
licensed  graduate  veterinarian  before  being  allowed 
to  leave  the  yards  and  maintained  in  quarantine  for  at 
least  21  days  thereafter. 

3.  When  special  permission  from  the  bureau  of 
animal  industry,  State  department  of  agriculture, 
is  applied  for  and  granted,  hogs  may  be  shipped  inter- 
state when  accompanied  by  a  proper  health  certificate 
issued  at  point  of  origin.  On  arrival  at  the  owner's 
premises  the  animals  must  be  immunized  by  a  recog- 
nized veterinarian  and  held  in  quarantine  for  at  least 
21  days.  Hogs  comprising  such  shipments  must  be 
loaded  directly  to  the  car  from  wagons,  and  on  arrival 
at  destination  shall  be  unloaded  in  the  same  manner, 
and  under  no  circumstances  shall  they  be  handled 
through   public   railroad    stockyards. 

Sheep. — All  sheep  imported  into  the  State,  except 
for  immediate  slaughter,  must  be  accompanied  by  a 
health  certificate  stating  that  they  are  free  from  all 
symptoms  of  scabies  or  other  communicable  diseases 
to  which  sheep  are  subject. 

Mho  may  inspect. — Federal  or  State  veterinarians 
or  graduate  veterinarians  approved  by  the  United 
States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  State  officials. 

Change  i)i  regulations. — Regulations  subject  to 
change  at  any  time  necessity  demands. 

Special  notice  to  railroads. — With  the  exception  of 
horses  and  mules,  railroad  agents  shall  under  no  cir- 
cumstances  accept    livestock    for    shipment    into    the 


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State  for  which  official  health  certificates  have  not 
been  provided. 

Unless  health  certificates  on  swine  bear  the  state- 
ment that  they  have  been  immunized  against  hog 
cholera  before  shipment,  a  special  permit  must  first 
be  procured  by  the  owner  from  the  State  bureau  of 
animal  industry,  Lincoln,  before  the  shipment  is 
allowed  to  enter  the  State. 

All  health  certificates  and  permits  must  be  attached 
to  the  billing  covering  the  shipment. 

Official. — Chief,  State  bureau  of  animal  industry, 
State  House,  Lincoln,  Nebr. 

NEVADA. 

General  requirements. — The  term  "  official  health 
certificate  "  means  certificates  setting  forth  in  detail 
facts  called  for  and  issued  by  officials  authorized  to 
inspect  and  must  be  upon  official  forms  issued  by  the 
United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  the 
live-stock    sanitary    authorities    of    States   of   origin. 

A  copy  of  each  health  certificate  or  affidavit  must 
be  attached  to  the  waybill  or  be  in  the  possession  of 
the  person  in  charge  of  the  stock  moving  into  the 
State  if  by  other  means  than  by  rail,  and  one  copy 
must  be  forwarded  to  the  State  quarantine  officer  so 
as  to  reach  him  before  the  arrival  of  the  stock  at 
destination. 

Horses,  mules,  asses. — Official  health  certificate 
showing  freedom  from  any  evidence  of  glanders, 
dourine,  or  other  communicable  disease  and  external 
parasites,  based  on  a  thorough  physical  examination. 

Cattle. — No  cattle  of  any  age  or  class  shall  be 
shipped,  driven,  or  transported  into  the  State  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever  except  upon  a  permit  ob- 
tained from  the  State  quarantine  officer  in  advance 
of  entering  the  State.  Such  permits  may  be  granted 
upon   application   made   in   accordance   with   certain 


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provisions  of  the  regulations.  Full  information  con- 
cerning those  provisions  should  be  obtained  from  the 
State  official.  All  permits  so  granted  shall  cover  the 
movement  of  the  cattle  involved  only  to  the  point 
of  destination  specified  therein,  where  they  are  to 
be  held  until  released  by  the  State  quarantine  officer 
in  writing  after  such  inspection  or  tuberculin  test 
as  he  may  deem  advisable. 

If  upon  inspection  at  destination  by  the  State  quar- 
antine officer  or  his  representative  the  cattle  covered 
by  any  permit  are  found  to  belong  in  a  class  other 
than  as  set  forth  in  the  application  for  the  permit, 
they  will  be  automatically  reclassified  and  become 
subject  to  disposition  in  accord  with  the  classifica- 
tion in  which  they  actually  belong  as  set  forth  in  the 
regulations. 

For  dairy  and  breeding  cattle,  including  all  bulls 
for  use  on  the  open  range,  except  those  from  ac- 
credited tuberculosis-free  herds,  application  for  per- 
mit shall  be  accompanied  by  a  waiver  of  indemnity 
prepared  after  the  following  form : 

In  consideration  of.  being  permitted  to  bring 
the  head  of  dairy  or  breeding  cattle  cov- 
ered by  the  health  certificate  to  which  this  waiver 
is  attached,  into  the  State  of  Nevada,  I  or  we  do 
hereby  agree: 

First,  to  hold  the  said  cattle  at ,  Nevada, 

their  destination,  in  quarantine  properly  isolated 
from  contact  with  other  cattle  subject  to  inspec- 
tion or  tuberculin  test  until  their  release  in  writ- 
ing by  the  State  quarantine  officer. 

Second,  that  in  the  event  that  any  of  the  said 
cattle  shall  within  60  days  after  their  arrival  at 
destination  react  to  any  recognized  form  of  tuber- 
culin test,  they  shall  be  at  once  returned  to  the 
point  of  origin  if  same  be  allowable  by  law  or 
destroyed  without  the  payment  of  any  indemnity 


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by  the  State  of  Nevada,  as  directed  by  the  State 
quarantine  officer. 

Signed , 

0  toner. 

P.  O.  address . 

Witnessed  by 


P.  O.  address . 

In  addition  the  animals  shall  be  covered  by  an 
official  health  certificate  showing  them  to  be  free  of 
any  evidence  of  tuberculosis  or  other  contagious,  in- 
fectious, or  communicable  disease  and  to  be  from  a 
herd  or  herds  showing  not  more  than  10  per  cent  of 
tuberculous  cattle,  based  upon  an  individual  physical 
examination  and  a  tuberculin  test  of  the  entire  herd 
or  herds. 

When  the  subcutaneous  method  of  applying  the 
tuberculin  test  is  used  the  chart  shall  show  that  at 
least  three  temperatures  were  taken  two  or  three 
hours  apart  before  injection  of  tuberculin;  that  at 
least  seven  temperatures  were  taken  two  hours  apart 
after  the  injection,  beginning  not  later  than  8 
hours  after  the  injection  of  tuberculin ;  and  that  the 
test  had  run  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  20  hours 
after   the   injection. 

When  the  intradermic  test  is  used  the  chart  shall 
show  that  an  observation  made  not  earlier  than  the 
96th  hour  has  failed  to  show  any  evidence  of  a 
reaction. 

For  cattle  from  a  tuberculosis-free  accredited  herd 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  and 
the  State  of  origin,  application  for  permit  shall  be 
accompanied  by  a  waiver  of  indemnity  against  the 
State  of  Nevada  executed  as  set  forth  above  and  an 
official  health  certificate  from  an  inspector  of  the 
United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  the 
authorities  of  the  State  of  origin  showing  the  cattle 


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to  be  from  such  a  herd  and  that  they  have  not  been 
exposed  to  infection  by  tuberculosis  since  leaving  the 
herd  of  origin. 

For  cattle  for  feeding  or  grazing  purposes  only — 
that  is,  cattle  to  be  fed  in  yards  or  grazed  on  inclosed 
premises  for  a  limited  period  only — application  for 
permit  shall  state  the  number,  sex,  age,  and  point  of 
origin  of  the  cattle,  also  the  length  of  the  proposed 
feeding  period,  location  of  premises  where  cattle  are 
to  be  fed,  and  disposition  at  end  of  feeding  period. 

For  cattle  which  have  reacted  to  the  tuberculin  test, 
application  for  permit  shall  be  accompanied  by  evi- 
dence that  the  regulations  of  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry  have  been  complied  with  and  full 
details  as  to  the  purpose  of  the  shipment. 

For  cattle  for  immediate  slaughter,  application 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a  statement  as  to  the  num- 
ber and  description  of  the  cattle  and  the  name  and 
address  of  the  establishment  where  they  are  to  be 
slaughtered. 

For  strictly  range  cattle — that  is,  branded  animals 
of  the  recognized  beef  type  only  which  have  been 
born  and  reared  under  range  conditions — application 
for  permit  shall  contain  a  statement  as  to  the  number, 
ages,  sexes  of  the  cattle,  and  the  location  of  the 
range  on  which  they  originated;  also  the  range  on 
which  they  are  to  be  turned  after  arrival  at  destina- 
tion. 

Swine. — Pureherd  swine  for  breeding  or  exhibition 
purposes  may  be  imported  in  crates  by  express  upon 
affidavit  of  the  owner  that  he  is  the  breeder  or  owner, 
that  they  are  purebred  animals  for  breeding  or  exhi- 
tion,  that  they  are  not  affected  with  hog  cholera  and 
have  not  been  exposed  thereto  for  at  least  60  days  nor 
been  given  the  serum-and-virus  treatment  within  30 
days,  and  that  immediately  before  shipment  they 
were  dipped  in  a  2  per  cent  solution  of  compound 


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cresol  U.  S.  P.  or  other  standard  solution  of  equal 
strength. 

Swine  from  public  stockyards  may  be  imported  in 
accordance  with  Federal  regulations.  Such  swine 
will  be  held  in  quarantine  at  destination  until  released 
by  the  State  quarantine  officer. 

Swine  for  immediate  slaughter  may  be  brought  in 
without  inspection  provided  they  are  consigned  di- 
rect to  a  slaughtering  establishment,  the  waybills  are 
marked  for  immediate  slaughter,  no  part  of  the  ship- 
ment is  diverted  en  route  within  the  State,  and  they 
are  slaughtered  within  a  reasonable  time. 

For  swine  not  belonging  to  the  above-named  classes 
a  permit  must  be  procured  from  the  State  quarantine 
officer.  Application  for  such  permit  must  give  name 
of  shipper,  point  of  origin,  number  of  animals, 
method  of  transportation,  name  of  consignee,  and  des- 
tination. Such  animals  will  be  quarantined  at  desti- 
nation until  released  by  the  State  quarantine  officer. 

Other  classes  of  livestock. — Livestock  (except  sheep 
and  goats)  not  provided  for  above  may  enter  only 
upon  special  permit  from  the  State  quarantine  officer. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal  veterinarians,  live- 
stock sanitary  authorities  of  States  of  origin,  or  in- 
spectors jointly  approved  by  the  Federal  bureau  and 
such  State  authorities  for  making  interestate  inspec- 
tions in  accordance  with  Federal  regulations. 

Official. — State  quarantine  officer,  University  of  Ne- 
vada, Reno. 

Sheep. — Before  entrance  for  grazing  purposes,  no- 
tice must  be  given  to  the  State  sheep  commission  in 
writing.  Notice  is  not  required  for  sheep  in  transit 
across  the  State  unless  they  remain  or  are  unloaded 
for  feed  and  rest  for  a  longer  period  than  48  hours. 

Official. — Secretary,  State  board  of  sheep  commis- 
sioners, Reno,  Nev. 


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NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificates  show- 
ing them  to  be  free  from  contagious  or  infectious 
diseases  and  nonparasitic. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  the  tuberculin 
test,  as  recognized  by  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
for    all    cattle    except    calves    under  6    months    old. 

Note. — Federal  regulations  require  that  all  calves 
must  be  tuberculin  tested  before  they  are  shipped 
interstate.  Permits  allowing  shipments  will  be  issued 
upon  receipt  of  test  charts  approved  by  the  proper 
live-stock  sanitary  officials  of  the  State  in  which  the 
shipment  originates,  or  signed  by  a  qualified  inspector 
of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Hogs. — Health  certificate,  stating  freedom  from 
hog  cholera  and  other  infectious  disease,  based  on  a 
physical  examination  made  by  a  qualified  inspector. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Veterinarians  approved  by 
proper  livestock  sanitary  officials  of  the  State  of 
origin,  or  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  inspector. 

Official. — Commissioner  of  agriculture,  division  of 
animal  industry,  Concord,  N.  H. 

NEW  JERSEY. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Must  be  free  from  in- 
fectious or  contagious  disease. 

Cattle. — Cattle  for  shipment  other  than  to  the  New- 
'  ark  or  Jersey  City  stockyards  are  subject  to  the  fol- 
1  lowing  rules : 

Slaughter  cattle  may  be  shipped  only  to  designated 
slaughtering  places  on  permit  obtained  from  the 
chief,  bureau  of  animal  industry.  Neat  cattle  for 
dairy  or  breeding  purposes  must  be  accompanied  by  a 
health  certificate,  including  approved  tuberculin-test 
chart  executed  by  a  Federal,  State,  or  approved  vet- 
erinarian made  within  6  weeks  prior  to  shipment,  and 


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held  in  quarantine  at  destination  until  released  by  a 
representative  of  the  bureau  of  animal  industry. 

Such  cattle  not  identified  by  registration  number 
and  name  shall  be  identified  by  a  proper  metal  ear 
tag.  The  chief  of  the  (State)  bureau  of  animal  in- 
dustry shall  be  notified  immediately  by  telephone  or 
telegraph  of  the  arrival  of  any  cattle  in  the  State. 

Hogs. — Hogs  shipped  other  than  for  ^immediate 
slaughter  must  be  free  from  infectious  or  contagious 
disease,  and  shipped  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars. 
Hogs  shipped  from  public  stockyards  for  immediate 
slaughter  may  be  consigned  to  a  designated  slaughter- 
ing establishment  on  permit  issued  by  Federal  inspec- 
tor. 

Sheep. — Must  be  free  from  infectious  or  contagious 
diseases. 

Who  may  inspect. — Official  veterinarians  of  the 
State  or  veterinarians  approved  by  the  Federal  and 
State  bureaus  for  such  inspection. 

Official. — Chief,  bureau  of  animal  industry,  Tren- 
ton, N.  J. 

NEW  MEXICO. 

Horses,  mules,  and  a$ses. — Health  certificate. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  tuberculin  test 
for  dairy  cattle  and  cattle  intended  for  the  breeding 
of  dairy  stock,  and  retest  90  days  after  reaching  desti- 
nation, except  calves  under  6  months  old. 

Hogs.— Subject  to  laws  of  1915,  1917,  and  1919. 
Details  may  be  obtained  from  the  cattle  sanitary 
board,  Albuquerque. 

Sheep. — Any  person  intending  to  bring  sheep  into 
the  State  from  any  other  country,  State,  or  Territory 
shall  give  notice  in  writing  of  his  intention  so  to  do  to 
the  secretary  of  the  board  by  telegraph,  by  registered 
letter,  or  by  delivery  in  person,  so  that  the  notice 
shall  be  received  at  least  48  hours  previous  to  the 
proposed  day  of  entry,  stating  in  said  notice  the  day 
and  the  place,  when  and  where  he  desires  to  bring 


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said  sheep  in.  Upon  receiving  said  notice,  the  secre- 
tary shall  immediately  notify  an  inspector,  who  shall 
at  once  go  to  the  place  Darned  and  Inspect  said  sheep. 

Bucks  must  be  dipped  at  unloading  point.  V<>r 
sheep  originating  in  states  quarantined  by  the  Fed- 
eral Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  on  account  of  sheep 
scabies  or  other  communicable  disease,  a  health  cer- 
tificate is  required,  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
bureau  before  shipment,  and  inspection  by  a  State 
inspector  at  destinaation. 

Mho  may  inspect. — Official  veterinarian,  State  or 
Federal,  for  cattle.  Sheep  must  be  inspected  by  a 
Federal  veterinarian  before  shipment  and  by  State 
inspector  at  destination. 

Officials. — Secretary,  cattle  sanitary  board,  Albu- 
querque ;  secretary,  sheep  sanitary  board,  Albuquerque. 

NEW  YORK. 

The  movement,  into  the  State  of  New  York,  of 
domestic  animals  suffering  from  any  contagious  or 
infectious  disease  is  prohibited,  and  persons  bring- 
ing such  animals  into  the  State  are  held  responsible. 

Animals  brought  in  under  the  supervision  of  the 
United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  or  the 
department  of  farms  and  markets  of  New  York,  or 
for  which  a  permit  or  certificate  has  been  issued  by 
either  of  those  departments,  shall  be  deemed  to  have 
been  handled  with  due  precaution. 

Horses,  mules,  and  a<sses. — Must  be  free  from  infec- 
tious or  contagious  disease.  Animals  shipped  into 
counties  of  Westchester,  Rockland,  Bronx,  New  York. 
Kings,  Queens,  Nassau,  Suffolk,  or  Richmond  sub- 
ject to  examination  and  test  in  manner  satisfactory 
to  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  either  before  or 
after  entrance  into  quarantined  district,  i  See  De- 
partment Order  No.  5,  dated  July  15,  1916,  and  Order 
No.  5-A,  dated  July  1,  1917.) 


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Cattle. — Importer  of  cattle  for  dairy  or  breeding 
purposes  must  report  immediately  upon  arrival  of 
cattle  in  the  State  in  writing  to  the  department  of 
farms  and  markets,  Albany,  the  number  of  cattle, 
places  of  origin,  lines  over  which  brought,  destination 
within  the  State,  and  when  they  will  arrive  thereat. 
If  within  10  days  of  filing  such  report  there  is  filed  a 
certificate  by  an  authorized  veterinary  practitioner 
approved  by  authorities  in  State  of  origin  or  by  an 
authorized  veterinary  inspector  of  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  showing  that  such  ani- 
mals have  been  examined  and  found  free  from  com- 
municable disease,  the  commissioner  may  issue  a 
permit  for  their  removal  immediately;  otherwise 
the  animals  shall  be  detained  at  point  of  destination 
for  20  days  for  inspection  or  examination  by  the  com- 
missioner or  his  authorized  agent.  The  requirements 
as  to  advance  reports  shall  not  apply  to  cattle  im- 
ported at  points  where  Federal  inspection  is  main- 
tained. 

All  cattle,  except  steers,  entering  the  State  for 
feeding  or  grazing  purposes,  or  to  be  used  or  intended 
to  be  used  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes  within  this 
State,  shall  be  kept  in  quarantine  at  point  of  desti- 
nation until  duly  released  as  provided  by  the  agri- 
cultural law.  Such  cattle  will  not  be  released  from 
quarantine  until  shown  to  be  free  from  tuberculosis 
by  both  physical  examination  and  tuberculin  test 
made  by  a  veterinary  practitioner  whose  work  and 
findings  are  satisfactory  to  the  commissioner  of  agri- 
culture. Such  cattle  in  quarantine  shall  not  be  al- 
lowed to  mingle  or  come  in  contact  with  other  cattle, 
and  they  shall  not  be  transported  or  allowed  to  go 
from  one  farm  or  property  to  another  without  written 
permit  from  the  commissioner  of  agriculture. 

Hogs. — Must  be  free  from  contagious  or  infectious 
disease.    If  shipped  for  purposes  other  than  imme- 


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diate  slaughter,  must  be  Id  cleaned  and  disinfected 

cars,  pens.  etc.     (See  Department  Order  No.  6,  dated 
July  23,  1919.) 

Sheep. — Before  bringing  in  sheep  for  purposes  other 
than  immediate  slaughter,  importer  jnust  report  to 
the  commissioner  In  writing,  stating  the  number  of 
sheep,  points  of  origin,  routes  over  which  they  will  be 
brought,  point  of  destination  in  the  State,  and  the  time 
of  arrival  thereat.  Such  sheep  must  be  transported 
in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars,  pens,  or  chutes.  Upon 
arrival  they  shall  be  held  in  quarantine  for  at  least 
30  days,  except  that  if  they  are  accompanied  by  a  cer- 
tificate showing  them  to  have  been  dipped  under  Fed- 
eral supervision  and  to  be  free  from  communicable 
disease  they  will  be  held  in  quarantine  only  10  days. 

Xote. — The  commissioner  may  order  any  animals 
coming  into  the  State  to  be  detained  at  any  place 
or  places  for  inspection  and  examinataion,  and  if  they 
are  found  to  be  affected  with  any  communicable 
disease  they  shall  be  condemned  and  slaughtered  or 
held  in  strict  quarantine. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal  inspectors,  inspectors 
indorsed  by  the  proper  official  of  the  State  from 
which  the  shipment  comes,  and  the  commissioner  of 
agriculture  or  his  duly  authorized  representatives. 

Official. — Director,  bureau  of  animal  industry, 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate  issued 
by  recognized  qualified  veterinarian  not  more  than  30 
days  prior  to  shipment,  showing  freedom  from  any 
contagions  or  infectious  disease;  except  that  horses 
and  mules  may  be  brought  in  without  such  certificate 
if  the  owner  quarantines  the  animals  at  destination 
until  they  have  been  examined  by  a  veterinarian 
designated  by  the  State  veterinarian  and  are  found 
free  from  any  symptoms  of  communicable  disease,  a 


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certificate  to  that  effect  signed  by  the  veterinarian 
making  the  test  to  be  sent  to  the  State  veterinarian. 
The  cost  of  quarantine  and  examination  shall  be  at 
the  expense  of  the  owner. 

Cattle. — All  cattle  for  dairy,  breeding,  or  show  pur- 
poses, health  certificate,  and  tuberculin-test  chart 
issued  by  a  recognized  qualified  veterinarian.  Test 
must  comply  with  requirements  of  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  Copies  of  test  chart 
and  health  certificate  must  be  attached  to  waybill. 

Cattle  from  tuberculosis-free  accredited  herds  or 
from  herds  under  State  and  Federal  supervision  will 
be  admitted  if  accompanied  by  certificate  issued  by 
livestock  sanitary  officials  of  the  State  of  origin  or 
by  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  cer- 
tifying that  the  cattle  are  from  such  herds  and  have 
been  tested  within  12  months  prior  to  shipment. 

Hogs. — If  for  feeding,  breeding,  or  show  purposes, 
health  certificate  stating  freedom  from  symptoms  of 
communicable  disease  and  that  each  animal  has  been 
properly  treated  with  serum  alone  not  more  than  30 
days,  or  with  serum  and  virus  not  less  than  30  days 
prior  to  shipment.  Original  certificate  must  be  at- 
tached to  waybill  and  a  copy  forwarded  to  the  State 
veterinarian,  Raleigh. 

Swine  from  central  markets  or  public  stockyards 
for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  will  be 
admitted  only  when  shipped  in  compliance  with  the 
regulations  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  and  when  shipments  are  made  within  24 
hours  after  vaccination.  Such  shipments  must  be 
held  intact  and  in  quarantine  at  destination  for  not 
less  than  30  days  from  date  of  vaccination.  Permits 
for  such  shipments  must  be  obtained  by  applying  in 
writing  to  the  State  veterinarian. 

Swine  for  immediate  slaughter  will  be  admitted 
without    restrictions    if    consigned    to    a    recognized 


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slaughtering  center  and  the  waybills  are  marked  "  For 
immediate  slaughter." 

sii eep. — For  breeding  purposes,  health  certificate. 

^Yho  may  Inspect. — State  veterinarian  or  any  veteri- 
narian whose  certificate  he  will  indorse ;  ;Uso  Federal 
Inspectors. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

NORTH  DAKOTA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein-test  record,  must  be  made  within  30 
days  prior  to  entering  the  State.  Stallions  should 
also  be  accompanied  by  certificate  showing  animals  to 
be  free  from  unsoundness,  certificates  of  soundness 
for  stallions  to  be  forwarded  to  the  stallion-registra- 
tion board,  Agricultural  College. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate  for  all  cattle.  Cattle 
that  can  be  used  for  breeding  or  dairying  purposes 
must  be  accompanied  by  health  certificate,  including 
tuberculin-test  chart  (subcutaneous  method). 

Strictly  range-bred  heifers  under  1  year  of  age  may 
be  admitted  by  health  certificate  accompanied  by 
special  permit  issued  by  the  North  Dakota  live-stock 
sanitary  board. 

Cattle  originating  in  Federal-State  accredited 
tuberculosis-free  herds  will  be  admitted  if  accom- 
panied by  tuberculin-test  chart  health  certificate  certi- 
fied to  by  the  official  in  charge  of  live-stock  sanitary 
control  work  in  State  where  the  animals  originate. 

All  purebred  cattle  transported  or  driven  into  North 
Dakota  that  have  originated  from  other  than  Federal- 
State  officially  accredited  tuberculosis-free  herds  must 
be  moved  to  destination  in  quarantine  and  held  under 
the  direction  of  the  State  live-stock  sanitary  board  for 
an  official  tuberculin  test  to  be  applied  under  the 
direction  of  the  State  live-stock  sanitary  board  not 
less  than  60  days  after  their  arrival. 


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Hogs. — Health  certificate  stating  that  no  infectious 
swine  disease  exists  or  has  existed  in  the  locality 
from  which  the  swine  originated  within  6  months 
prior  to  date  of  shipment,  unless  the  swine  are  certi- 
fied by  duly  accredited  Federal  or  other  veterinarian 
as  having  been  immunized  by  the  Dorse  t-McBride- 
Niles  hog-cholera  immune  serum  only,  within  30  days 
of  shipment. 

Swine  brought  into  the  State  for  exhibition  pur- 
poses at  State  or  county  fairs  must  be  accompanied 
by  certificate  stating  that  such  swine  have  been  im- 
munized by  the  use  of  antihog-cholera  serum  within 
30  days  of  shipment. 

Purebred  swine  shipped  by  express  in  crates  will 
be  admitted  accompanied  by  affidavit  of  shipper 
approved  by  State  official  in  charge  to  the  effect  that 
swine  are  free  from  disease  and  have  not  been  exposed 
to  hog  cholera  within  a  period  of  6  months. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  indicating  that  animals 
are  free  from  any  symptoms  of  scabies  or  lip-and-leg 
ulceration,  or  exposure  thereto,  within  30  days  prior 
to  shipment. 

Who     may     inspect. — Veterinarians     approved    by 
'United   States  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  to  issue 
health  certificates  for  cattle  moving  interstate. 

Duplicates  of  ail  certificates  must  be  forwarded  im- 
mediately to  the  live-stock  sanitary  board,  Bismarck. 
Inspections  made  by  veterinarians  failing  to  comply 
with  these  requirements  will  be  refused  recognition. 

All  tests  and  inspections  must  be  made  within  30 
days  of  shipping  of  stock,  unless  originating  from 
Federal  or  State  officially  accredited  tuberculosis- 
free  herds. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Bismarck,  N.  Dak. 


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OHIO. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle — Health  certificate,  Including  tuberculin 
test  for  dairy  and  breeding  cattle  G  months  of 
and  over.  Tuberculin  test  must  be  made  within  6 
Weeks  prior  to  importation  of  cattle  into  the  State. 
Calves  under  G  months  of  age  must  be  accompanied 
l>y  a  health  certificate  stating  that  they  are  from 
cows  which  have  been  tuberculin  tested  and  found  free 
from  tuberculosis. 

In  the  case  of  dairy  and  breeding  cattle  from  the 
State  of  New  York  and  the  Dominion  of  Canada,  a 
permit  must  be  obtained  from  the  State  veterinarian. 
Applications  for  these  permits  must  give  the  names 
and  registration  numbers  of  the  animals.  Such  ani- 
mals will  be  quarantined  immediately  upon  arrival 
and  retested  at  the  expiration  of  60  days. 

Hogs. — None. 

Sheep. — None. 

^Yho  may  inspect. — Inspectors  of  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  veterinarians  in  the  em- 
ploy of  State  board  of  agriculture,  and  veterina- 
rians whose  competency,  trustworthiness  and  relia- 
bility are  vouched  for  by  the  authority  in  charge  of 
the  control  of  animal  diseases  in  the  State  from  which 
the  animals  are  shipped. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

OKLAHOMA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate  show- 
ing mallein  test.  Each  animal  must  be  described  as 
to  color,  age,  and  sex.  All  shipments  of  horses  and 
mules  must  comply  with  the  State  and  Federal  tick 
regulations.  The  instillation  of  mallein  must  be 
applied  in  daylight  and  the  readings  made  in  daylight, 
16  hours  later;  for  example:  Instillation  at  4  o'clock 
In  the  evening,  reading  at  8  o'clock  next  morning. 


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Cattle. — For  breeding  and  dairy  cattle  a  permit 
nmst  first  be  obtained  from  the  State  veterinarian. 
For  all  bulls  and  female  cattle,  including  calves, 
tuberculin-test  chart  showing  freedom  from  tubercu- 
losis and  a  metal  tag  securely  fixed  in  the  right  ear 
with  number  corresponding  to  description  on  chart. 
Such  cattle  must  remain  quarantined  on  owner's 
premises  at  his  expense  for  retest  after  60  to  90  days. 

Stock  from  accredited  herds  admitted  when  author- 
ized by  the  official,  State  or  Federal,  from  State  of 
origin. 

Bulls  and  female  cattle  for  grazing  and  feeding 
purposes  may  be  brought  in  by  procuring  a  permit 
from  the  State  veterinarian.  Such  cattle  must  be  ac- 
companied by  affidavit  of  the  owner  stating  that  they 
will  be  segregated  from  dairy  and  breeding  cattle  dur- 
ing the  feeding  and  grazing  period  and  will  not  be  re- 
moved from  the  premises  except  for  immediate  slaugh- 
ter, and  must  remain  under  quarantine  until  permit  is 
issued  for  their  removal. 

All  cattle  shipped  into  the  State  must  comply  with 
Federal  tick  regulations.  The  intradermic  tuberculin 
test  is  preferred  when  applied  and  read  by  an  ac- 
credited veterinarian. 

Hogs. — For  hogs,  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter,  health  certificate  showing  that  they  have 
been  immunized  by  the  serum-and-virus  method  by  a 
recognized  veterinarian  not  less  than  30  days  prior 
to  shipment ;  a  copy  of  the  certificate  to  be  attached 
to  waybill  and  the  original  forwarded  to  State  veteri- 
narian, Oklahoma.  Any  hogs  which  are  transported 
in  cars  not  showing  conclusive  evidence  of  disinfec- 
tion since  having  been  used  for  livestock  may  be 
brought  in  only  for  immediate  slaughter  at  recog- 
nized slaughtering  centers. 

Registered  hogs  for  breeding  purposes  will  be  ad- 
mitted on  affidavit  of  the  breeder  or  owner  showing 
that  the  hogs  have  not  been  exposed  to  any  communi- 


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cable  disease  for  (>  months  Last  past,  the  affidavit  to 

be  attached  to  the  waybill  and  ;i  copy  forwarded  to 
the  State  veterinarian  at  Oklahoma.  Unless  such 
hogs  are  crated  the  rules  providing  for  disinfection 
of  cars  must  be  strictly  observed. 

Hogs  may  be  brought  in  from  public  stockyards 
where  Federal  inspection  is  maintained  for  purposes 
other  than  immediate  slaughter  in  conformity  with 
Federal  regulations. 

Sheep. — Sheep  before  entering  the  State  must  com- 
ply with  the  Federal  quarantine  regulations  govern- 
ing scabies  of  sheep. 

Who  may  inspect. — State  veterinarian,  veterinarians 
approved  by  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  State  Capitol,  Okla- 
homa, Okla. 

OREGON. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein  test,  complement-fixation  test,  or 
oilier  officially  accepted  test.  Imported  stallions  and 
mares  coming  direct  from  European  ports  need  not  be 
mallein  tested.  Horses  for  racing  and  exhibition  pur- 
poses are  exempted  from  the  mallein  test. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate,  except  for  animals  for 
immediate  slaughter,  including  tuberculin  test  for 
all  dairy  and  breeding  cattle.  All  cattle  except 
settlers'  and  homesteaders'  effects  brought  into  Ore- 
iron  from  the  territory  east  of  the  Mississippi  River 
and  north  of  the  Tennessee-North  Carolina  north 
boundary  line  must  first  receive  a  written  permit  from 
the  State  veterinarian  to  be  moved  into  the  State 
before  such  movement  can  be  made.  All  cattle  origi- 
nating in  the  States  of  New  York  or  Wisconsin  must 
be  tuberculin  tested  by  a  Federal  veterinarian  unless 
otherwise  ordered.  All  cattle  from  Illinois  must  be 
tuberculin  tested  by  Federal  veterinarians  or  by 
veterinarian  approved  in  writing  by  State  veterinarian 
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Hogs. — Health  certificate,  except  for  animals  for 
immediate  slaughter,  stating  that  no  infectious  dis- 
ease exists  or  has  existed  in  the  locality  from  which 
the  shipment  originated  within  a  period  of  6  months 
prior  to  shipment.  In  instances  where  a  veterinarian 
is  so  far  remote  as  to  prevent  examination  an  affi- 
davit from  the  owner  certifying  the  animals  to  be 
free  from  exposure  to  cholera  for  the  past  6  months 
will  be  accepted  in  lieu  of  health  certificate.  Certifi- 
cate showing  animals  to  have  been  immunized  by  the 
Dorset-McBride-Xiles  hog-cholera  immune  serum  is 
desired  where  this  treatment  has  been  given,  stating 
whether  single  or  double  treatment  has  been  given, 
amount  of  serum  injected,  time  of  injection,  and 
brand  of  serum  used ;  also  animals  must  be  dipped 
in  a  2  per  cent  standard  disinfecting  solution  prior 
to  shipment  if  double  treatment  has  been  given ;  also 
animals  must  be  held  30  days  after  immunization  if 
double  treatment  has  been  administered.  All  hogs 
allowed  to  come  in  contact  with  any  public  corral, 
yard,  chute,  or  undisinfected  railroad  car  shall  be 
considered  as  exposed  to  hog  ch.olera  and  shall  not 
be  sold  for  feeding  or  breeding  purposes  unless  im- 
munized. Disinfected  cars,  crates,  and  yards  to  be 
used  in  moving  all  hogs  into  or  within  the  State,  ex- 
cept those  for  immediate  slaughter. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  from  States  in  quaran- 
tine. Animals  must  be  free  from  disease.  Notice 
must  be  given  State  veterinarian  or  nearest  deputy, 
stating,  by  telegraph,  telephone,  registered  letter,  or 
in  person,  time  and  place  when  and  where  sheep 
crossed  State  line,  locality  from  which  they  came, 
name  and  residence  of  owner  or  owners  and  person 
in  control  of  them,  and  numbers,  brands,  and  char- 
acter of  animals.  Sheep  from  quarantined  States 
must  be  dipped  once.  Range  bucks  must  be  dipped 
twice  after  arrival.  Sheep  moved  from  western 
Oregon   to  eastern  Oregon   must  be  either  inspected 


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on  t lit-  farm  and  pronounced  free  from  scab  or  dipped 
twice;  also  most  be  moved  in  disinfected  cars.  Sheep 
for  immediate  slaughter  exempted  from  these  re- 
qniremepts. 

Duplicate  certificate  of  inspection  should  be  for- 
warded to  State  veterinarian  by  veterinarian  making 
Inspection.  Railroad  agent  at  port  of  entry  requested 
to  make  report  on  shipment  of  animals  that  do  not 
conform  to  these  regulations. 

^\l(o  may  Inspect. — Official  veterinarian,  State  or 
Federal;  graduate  veterinarian  when  approved  in 
writing  by  State  veterinarian  or  like  officer,  except 
as  to  cattle,  which  must  be  inspected  and  tested  ac- 
cording to  Federal  regulations,  and  sheep,  which  must 
be  inspected  by  official  veterinarians  only,  State  or 
Federal. 

Official — State  veterinarian  and  secretary  of  State 
live-stock  sanitary  board,  Salem,  Oreg. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Horses*  mules,  and  asses. — Must  be  free  from  trans- 
missible diseases,  by  physical  examination. 

Cattle. — Apparently  healthy  cattle  of  any  class 
may  be  transported  without  restriction,  if  consigned 
to  public  stockyards  at  Pittsburgh,  Lancaster,  or 
West  Philadelphia.  Cattle  for  immediate  slaughter 
must  be  consigned  to  an  approved  slaughterhouse  or 
slaughtering  center.  Southern  cattle  from  below 
Texas-fever  quarantine  line  must  have  special  permit. 
Steers,  stockers,  feeders,  and  grazers  may  be  admitted, 
subject  to  Federal  regulations,  in  quarantine  at  desti- 
nation. All  other  classes  must  be  accompanied  by 
health  certificate  and  approved  tuberculin-test  chart. 

Hogs. — Swine  for  immediate  slaughter  must  be 
consigned  to  an  approved  slaughterhouse  or  slaughter- 
ing center;  for  breeding  or  exhibition  purposes  must 
be  accompanied  by  statement  from  owner  that  they 
are  free  from  and   have  not  been   actively  exposed 


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to  disease;  and  must  be  transported  in  clean  crates. 
All  other  classes  must  have  official  permit  issued  by 
the  State  veterinarian  of  Pennsylvania  and  must  not 
be  handled  through  stockyards  or  stock  pens  where 
trading  in  livestock  is  conducted  or  in  cars  or  vehicles 
that  have  not  been  cleaned  and  disinfected. 

Sheep. — Sheep  and  goats  for  immediate  slaughter 
must  be  consigned  to  an  approved  slaughterhouse  or 
slaughtering  center  and  the  waybill  marked  "  for 
immediate  slaughter  "  ;  for  breeding  or  exhibition  pur- 
poses must  be  accompanied  by  statement  from  owner 
that  they  are  free  from  and  have  not  been  actively 
exposed  to  disease.  Other  classes  admitted  on  permit 
must  not  be  handled  through  stockyards  or  stock 
pens  where  trading  in  livestock  is  conducted  or  in  cars 
that  have  not  been  cleaned  and  disinfected. 

Domestic  animals  and  poultry. — That  are  affected 
with  or  that  have  been  actively  exposed  to  any  dan- 
gerous transmissible  disease  must  not  be  brought  into 
the  State  for  any  purpose  except  by  special  arrange- 
ment with  Federal  and  State  regulatory  authorities. 

Who  may  inspect. — Only  veterinarians  who  are  ac- 
credited by  State  and  Federal  regulatory  authorities. 

Official. — Bureau  of  animal  industry,  Harrisburg, 
Pa. 

PORTO  RICO. 

All  animals  imported  into  Porto  Rico  are  inspected 
by  a  veterinary  inspector  of  the  department  of  health. 
These  inspectors  are  also  agents  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry  of  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agrictdture. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Must  be  subjected  to  a 
thorough  physical  examination  before  landing.  Mal- 
lein  test  required,  charts  to  be  signed  by  a  veterina- 
rian employed  by  the  Government. 

Cattle. — Physical  examination  as  above;  also  tu- 
berculin test  required ;  charts,  signed  as  above. 


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Hogs. — Physical  examination  as  above;  also  cer- 
tificate of  being  Immune  to  hog  cholera  by  previous 

application    of    Oorset-MeBride-Xiles    serum.     Certifi- 
cate signed  as  above. 
sheep. — Thorough  physical  examination. 

Who  may  inspect. — Only  veterinary  inspectors  of  de- 
partment of  health  of  Porto  Rico. 

Official. — Commissioner  of  health  of  Porto  Rico,  San 
Juan,  P.  R. 

RHODE  ISLAND. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Ophthalmic  mallein  test 
either  before  or  after  arrival.  A  permit  must  be  ob- 
tained from  the  State  veterinarian  of  Rhode  Island 
and  must  accompany  the  shipment. 

Cattle. — In  accordance  with  Federal  regulations. 

Hogs. — None. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Cattle  commissioner  of  Rhode 
Island. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Providence,  R.  I. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  mal- 
lein test  of  any  exposed  animals. 

Cattle. — Health    certificate    except    when    intended 

for  immediate  slaughter.     Cattle  for  other  purposes 

which  have  not  been  tuberculin  tested  within  30  days 

I  of  shipment  will  be  placed  in  quarantine,  unless  the 

cattle  are  from  accredited  herds  or  herds  in  process 

;  of  accreditation. 

Sir  inc. — Except      when     intended      for      immediate 

slaughter,  health  certificate  showing  that  the  animals 

I   have   been    immunized    with   serum    alone    within    18 

days,  or  with  serum  and  virus  not  less  than  18  days 

before  shipment. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate,  except  when  intended  for 
immediate  slaughter. 


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Who  may  inspect. — Official  veterinarians,  State  or 
Federal. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Columbia,  S.  C. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate.  Stal- 
lions and  jacks,  special  certificate  of  soundness  and 
health  on  forms  furnished  by  South  Dakota  board. 

Cattle. — Bulls  and  female  cattle,  health  certificate, 
including  tuberculin-test  or  State  or  Federal  ac- 
credited-herd certificates.  Range  bulls  and  female 
cattle  for  range  purposes,  if  from  the  States  of 
Arizona,  New  Mexico,  Texas,  Utah,  Colorado,  Idaho, 
Montana,  Wyoming,  or  Nevada,  or  from  Kansas  or 
Nebraska  west  of  the  one  hundredth  meridian,  or  from 
other  territory  practically  free  from  tuberculosis,  may 
be  brought  in  without  tuberculin  test  if  accompanied 
by  permit  from  South  Dakota  live-stock  sanitary 
board.  All  others,  except  for  immediate  slaughter, 
health  certificate. 

Hogs. — Except  for  immediate  slaughter  must  be 
transported  in  crates  or  clean  and  disinfected  cars, 
and  must  be  accompanied  by  a  health  certificate 
certifying  that  the  swine  have  been  immunized  with 
the  Dorset-McBride-Niles  serum  and  virus  treatment 
not  less  than  21  days  prior  to  date  of  shipment,  or 
with  the  serum  alone  treatment  not  more  than  21  days 
before  date  of  arrival  of  shipment  at  destination. 
Such  certificates  must  state  the  date  of  vaccination, 
the  name  of  the  company  manufacturing  the  serum 
used,  and  the  serial  number  of  the  same.  Swine  from 
public  stockyards  must  be  immunized  in  accordance 
with  Federal  regulations  and  shipped  into  quarantine 
for  a  period  of  21  days. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate.  All  purebred  sheep  for 
breeding  purposes  must  be  accompanied  by  certificate 
showing  that  they  have  been  dipped  in  an  approved 


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dip  twice  at  intervals  of  10  days  within  30  days  of 
date  of  shipment 
Who  may  inspect. — Veterinarian  authorized  by  the 

State  of  origin  and  approved  l>y  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  to  apply  the  tuberculin 
test  or  by  a  regular  bureau  inspector. 

Official. — Secretary,  State  live-stock  sanitary  board, 
Pierre,  S.  Dak. 

TENNESSEE. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate. 
Horses,  mules,  and  asses  originating  in  area  quaran- 
tined on  account  of  southern,  splenetic,  or  Texas  fever 
outside  of  Tennessee  shall  not  at  any  time  be  trans- 
ported, driven,  or  allowed  to  drift  therefrom  into 
any  portion  of  the  State  unless  they  are  dipped  under 
official  State  or  Federal  supervision  in  a  standard 
arsenical  solution  either  at  point  of  origin  or  in 
transit. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate.  When  intended  for 
dairy  or  breeding  purposes  the  inspection  must  in- 
clude the  tuberculin  test.  The  tuberculin  test  shall 
include  the  reading  and  recording  of  at  least  3  pre- 
temperatures  at  intervals  of  not  less  than  2  hours 
and  6  post-temperatures,  the  latter  to  begin  8  hours 
after  the  injection  of  the  tuberculin  and  continued 
at  intervals  of  2  hours.  If  at  the  18th  hour  there 
is  no  evidence  of  an  appreciable  rise  in  temperature, 
the  readings  may  be  discontinued.  Intradermic  in 
combination  with  ophthalmic  test  acceptable."  Intra- 
dermic test  alone  not  acceptable.  Ophthalmic  test 
alone  not  acceptable.  All  cattle  entering  the  State, 
intended  for  breeding  or  dairy  purposes  will  be  sub- 
jected to  an  official  tuberculin  retest  at  the  end  of 
90  days  immediately  following  their  arrival  within 
the  State.  This  retest  is  to  be  made  at  the  expense 
of  the  owner. 

Cattle  originating  in  any  area  quarantined  on  ac- 
count of  southern,  splenetic,  or  Texas   fever,  outside 


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of  Tennessee,  shall  not  at  any  time  be  transported, 
driven,  or  allowed  to  drift  therefrom  to  any  portion 
of  the  State  except  when  handled  in  accordance  with 
the  regulations  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  and  accom- 
panied by  a  certificate  of  an  authorized  inspector  of 
that  department,  or  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  Chat- 
tanooga, provided  the  cattle  are  free  from  ticks  and 
accompanied  by  an  official  permit  from  an  authorized 
Federal  inspector  where  shipment  originated,  certify- 
ing shipment  to  have  been  dipped  in  standard  arseni- 
cal solution  within  24  hours  prior  to  loading. 

Sioine. — Purebred  swine  shipped  in  crates  by  ex- 
press must  be  accompanied  by  either  a  certificate  of 
health  signed  by  an  authorized  veterinarian  or  an 
affidavit  from  the  owner,  indicating  that  said  swine, 
to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  have  not 
been  exposed  to  hog-cholera  infection  or  any  other 
contagious  swine  disease  for  at  least  30  days  imme- 
diately preceding  date  of  shipment.  The  affidavit 
must  be  made  in  triplicate,  one  copy  to  be  delivered 
to  the  transportation  company,  one  to  the  livestock 
sanitary  official  in  the  State  where  the  shipment 
originates  and  another  to  the  State  veterinarian  of 
Tennessee. 

Swine  shipped  as  "  stock  hogs "  must  be  accompa- 
nied by  a  certificate  of  health,  must  be  loaded  in 
cleaned  and  disinfected  cars,  must  not  have  been  ob- 
tained .from  public  stockyards  unless  handled  as 
hereinafter  indicated,  and  must  not  be  unloaded  in 
public  stockyards  en  route. 

Swine  from  public  stockyards  are  accepted  only  for 
immediate  slaughter  unless  handled  as  hereinafter 
indicated,  and  must  be  billed  to  a  recognized  slaugh- 
tering center. 

Swine  from  public  stockyards  are  accepted  for  pur- 
poses other  than  immediate  slaughter  provided  they 
are  obtained  from  stockyards  under  immediate  Fed- 


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eral  supervision  and  having  special  facilities  for 
handling  such  swine  in  accordance  with  Federal  regu- 
lations. Swine  so  obtained,  handled,  and  trans- 
ported into  Tennessee  must  not  be  unloaded  in  public 
stockyards  en  route  and  must  be  held  in  absolute 
quarantine  at  destination  for  a  period  of  21  days, 
and  if  at  the  end  of  that  period  there  is  no  evidence 
of  disease  they  may  be  considered  released. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  for  purebred  sheep. 
Sheep  intended  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of 
health  indicating  that  they  are  free  from  disease 
and  have  been  subjected  to  an  official  dipping  for 
scabies,  in  solution  approved  by  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  within  10  days  imme- 
diately preceding  date  of  shipment,  and  must  be 
1  loaded  in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars.  The  dipping 
requirements  do  not  apply  to  purebred  sheep. 

Who  may  inspect. — State  and  Federal  inspectors  or 
other  qualified  veterinarians  who  are  approved  by  the 
live-stock  sanitary  control  official  of  the  State  in  which 
the  shipment  originates. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  State  Capitol,  Nashville, 
Tenn. 

TEXAS. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  includ- 
!  ing  the  mallein  test,  showing  all  animals  to  be  free 
j  of  all  contagious  or  infectious  diseases  within 
130  days  next  preceding  the  date  of  entrance.  Said 
|  mallein  test  must  not  be  made  by  artificial  light  and 
■  final  observation  must  not  be  made  in  less  than  the 
1 16th  hour  from  time  of  instillation.  Certificate  must 
!  show  description  of  each  animal,  dates,  hours  of  in- 
i  stillation,  and  observation. 

Cattle. — Cattle  for  dairy  or  breeding  purposes  must 
be  accompanied  by  a  health  certificate  including  the 
tuberculin  test,  such  test  to  be  given  within  60  days 


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of  the  date  the  cattle  enter  the  State.  Such  cattle 
will  be  quarantined  for  retest  within  90  days  after 
arrival  in  the  State,  such  test  to  be  conducted  by  an 
approved  veterinarian.  The  term  "  breeding  cattle  " 
as  used  in  this  regulation  means  all  registered  or 
high-grade  bulls,  cows,  and  heifers  to  be  used  for 
breeding  dairy  cattle  or  improving  the  standard  of 
range  herds.  The  intradermic  test  will  be  accepted 
when  given  by  a  veterinarian  approved  by  the  au- 
thorities of  State  of  origin  to  make  such  test,  and 
the  certificate  must  show  the  kind  and  amount  of 
tuberculin  used,  date  and  hour  of  injection,  and  exact 
time  of  observation,  which  must  not  be  less  than  the 
72d  hour  after  injection.  When  the  subcutaneous  test 
is  administered  the  health  certificate  must  show  the 
kind  and  amount  of  tuberculin,  time  of  injection,  and 
also  show  at  least  three  pre-temperatures  and  six 
post-temperatures  and  date  and  hours  temperatures 
were  taken.  Post-temperatures  must  begin  at  the 
eighth  hour  after  injection  and  continue  every  2  hours 
until  6  have  been  taken. 

Hogs. — All  hogs  entering  the  State  for  purposes 
other  than  immediate  slaughter  must  be  accompanied 
by  a  health  certificate  showing  them  to  have  been 
properly  immunized  with  either  the  simultaneous  or 
serum-alone  method  and  also  to  have  been  dipped  in 
a  2  per  cent  solution  of  cresol  compound  U.  S.  P. 
When  the  simultaneous  method  is  used  the  hogs  must 
not  enter  the  State  until  the  expiration  of  30  days 
from  the  time  of  vaccination,  and  if  serum  alone 
is  used  hogs  must  be  shipped  in  time  to  reach  their 
destination  before  the  expiration  of  30  days  from 
date  of  treatment.  Hogs  shipped  into  the  State  for 
purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  must  be 
transported  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars  and  must 
not  be  handled  through  public  stockyards  or  chutes 
at  point  of  origin,  en  route,  or  at  destination.  Hogs 
must  not  be  admitted  into  the  State  for  immediate 


slaughter  unless  tin \v  are  consigned  to  recognized 
slaughtering  establishments  where  Federal  inspection 

is  maintained.  Cars  oi  boats  containing  such  ship- 
inents  from  countries  or  States  whore  hog-cholera 
Infection  is  known  to  exist  must  be  placarded 
••CHOLERA   EXPOSED  BOGS." 

Sheep  and  goats. — Health  certificate  (except  for  im- 
mediate slaughter)  showing  them  to  be  free  from  con- 
tagious or  infectious  diseases.  Must  be  shipped  in 
clean  and  disinfected  cars. 

Who  mat/  inspect. — Federal  or  State  veterinarian 
or  graduate  veterinarian  from  college  recognized  by 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  approved  by 
officials  in  charge  of  the  live-stock  sanitary  work  in 
State  where  inspections  are  made. 

Officials. — Chairman,  live-stock  sanitary  commission 
of  Texas  and  State  veterinarian,  Fort  Worth,  Tex. 

UTAH. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein-test  chart  made  within  30  days  prior 
to  arrival  of  animals  at  destination.  Ophthalmic  mal- 
lein  test  recognized. 

Cattle. — All  cattle  for  dairying  and  breeding  pur- 
poses, health  certificate,  including  (official)  subcuta- 
neous or  intradermic  tuberculin-test  chart. 

Cattle  accepted  from  officially  accredited  tubercu- 
losis-free herds  when  accompanied  by  proper  certifi- 
cate signed  by  state  and  Federal  authorities. 

For  branded  range  bulls,  health  certificate,  includ- 
ing intradermic  test  chart,  provided  the  last  reading 
is  not  made  earlier  than  the  72d  hour. 

For  branded  range  cattle,  health  certificate  showing 
them  to  be  free  from  any  contagious  or  infectious 
disease. 

Hogs. — For  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaugh- 
ter must  be  accompanied  by  u  certificate  certifying 


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that  (1)  the  swine  are  free  from  any  contagious  or 
communicable  disease  (2)  have  been  immunized 
a gainst  hog  cholera  30  days  before  shipment  (3) 
and  have  been  dipped  in  a  3  per  cent  solution  of 
cresol  compound,  U.  S.  P.  Immunization  shall  be 
active  (serum-simultaneous)  with  hog-cholera  virus 
and  serum  that  meets  the  potency,  purity,  and  per- 
manency requirements  of  the  Federal  Government; 
serum  and  virus  must  be  administered  by  a  veteri- 
narian. The  certificate  shall  be  indorsed  by  the  State 
veterinarian  of  State  or  territory  of  origin. 

All  public  stockyards  and  all  railroad  livestock 
and  express  cars  and  express  barns  or  pens  shall  be 
considered  infected  territory. 

Sheep  and  goats. — Other  than  immediate  slaughter, 
health  certificate  certifying  them  free  from  disease. 

If  the  sheep  or  goats  come  from  a  known  infected 
district,  they  must  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of 
dipping  under  the  supervision  of  a  State  or  Federal  in- 
spector. If  not  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  dip- 
ping, they  must  be  dipped  twice  with  an  interval  of  10 
to  14  days  between  dippings,  by  either  State  or  Fed- 
eral inspector. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal,  State,  or  deputy  State 
veterinarian  of  the  State  in  which  the  shipment  origi- 
nated. 

Official. — Inspector,  State  department  of  agricul- 
ture, Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

VERMONT. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Before  shipping,  permit 
must  be  obtained  from  the  commissioner  of  agricul- 
ture. Physical  examination  or  mallein  test  required. 
Permits  will  state  whether  mallein  test  or  physical 
examination  only  is  required.  Animals  must  remain 
in  quarantine  on  owner's  or  consignee's  premises  un- 
til released  by  commissioner  of  agriculture.  Such 
release  will  be  sent  when  satisfactory  health  certifi- 


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cates  are  received.  Physical  examination  or  mallein 
test  must  be  made  within  15  days  of  the  date  of  entry. 
If  made  in  State  of  origin,  certificate  must  be  ap- 
proved by  official  in  charge  Of  livestock  sanitary  mat- 
ters in  State  of  origin.  Test  or  examination  after  ar- 
rival must  be  made  by  veterinarian  approved  by 
commissioner  of  agriculture,  at  owner's  expense. 

Cattle. — Before  shipping,  permit  must  be  obtained 
from  the  commissioner  of  agriculture.  Requests  for 
permits  must  state  number  of  cattle,  ages  of  all  calves 
under  6  months,  and  whether  cattle  are  for  dairy,  ex- 
hibition, or  breeding  purposes  or  for  immediate  re- 
shipment,  immediate  slaughter,  pasturage,  or  public 
sale.  All  cattle  other  than  officially  accredited  herds, 
except  those  for  exhibition,  public  sale,  pasturage,  im- 
mediate reshipment,  or  immediate  slaughter,  shall 
be  held  in  quarantine  for  an  official  tuberculin  test 
to  be  made  by  an  approved  veterinarian  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  commissioner  of  agriculture,  at  the 
owner's  expense,  not  less  than  60  days  after  entry. 
Animals  passing  the  test  will  be  released  from  quar- 
antine upon  receipt  of  satisfactory  test  report.  Re- 
actors may  be  killed  on  importer's  premises  under 
supervision  of  a  veterinarian,  may  be  shipped  to  an 
abattoir  for  slaughter  under  Federal  inspection,  or 
may  be  returned  to  State  of  origin  if  shipped  in  ac- 
cordance with  Federal  regulations. 

Cattle  from  officially  accredited  herds  wrill  not  be 
detained  in  quarantine  if  the  commissioner  of  agri- 
culture is  furnished  with  a  certificate  by  the  proper 
official  showing  that  cattle  are  from  such  herds. 

Cattle  admitted  for  public  sale  and  sold  to  remain 
in  Vermont  will  be  held  in  quarantine  and  tested  as 
above  provided. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  showing  freedom  from 
symptoms  of  communicable  diseases. 

Swine. — Health  certificate  showing  freedom  from 
symptoms  of  communicable  diseases. 


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Who  may  inspect. — Federal  inspectors,  veterinari- 
ans whose  inspections  are  indorsed  by  proper  sani- 
tary officials  in  States  of  origin,  and  the  live-stock 
commissioner  or  his  assistant. 

Official. — Live-stock  commissioner,  State  House, 
Montpelier,  Vt. 

VIRGINIA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — None. 

Cattle. — All  cattle  coming  into  the  State  for  dairy 
or  breeding  purposes,  male  or  female,  must  be  ac- 
companied by  a  written  certificate  showing  that  they 
have  passed  the  tuberculin  test  not  longer  than  4 
months  before  entering  the  State.  The  test  must 
have  been  conducted  by  a  qualified  veterinarian  and 
approved,  by  the  livestock  quarantine  authorities  or 
State  veterinarian  of  the  State  from  which  the  cattle 
originate,  or  by  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry.  This  certificate  must  be  presented  to  and 
approved  by  the  State  veterinarian  of  Virginia  before 
the  cattle  shall  be  allowed  to  enter  the  State. 

Hogs. — All  hogs  brought  into  the  State  for  breed- 
ing purposes,  male  oT  female,  old  or  young,  must  be 
accompanied  by  a  written  certificate  of  health  signed 
by  a  duly  qualified  veterinarian  and  indorsed  by  the 
State  veterinarian  of  the  State  from  which  the  hogs 
originate  for  shipment.  The  certificate  of  health 
must  state  that  the  hog  or  hogs  being  shipped  or 
brought  into  Virginia  have,  upon  examination,  been 
found  to  be  free  from  all  contagious  and  infectious 
diseases,  and  have  not  been  exposed  to  hog  cholera 
for  a  period  of  6  weeks  prior  to  shipment.  A  true 
copy  of  the  certificate  of  health  must  be  forwarded,  at 
the  time  of  shipment,  to  the  State  veterinarian  of 
Virginia. 

Sheep. — None. 

Who  may  inspect. — Inspectors  of  the  United  States 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  State  veterinarians,  and 


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qualified  veterinarians  whose  certificates  are  approved 
in   writing  by   the   State   veterinarian   <>r    live-stock 

sanitary    official    of   the    State    in    which   the   animals 
originate. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Richmond,  Va. 

WASHINGTON. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein-test  chart. 

Cattle. — Health  certificate,  including  tuberculin- 
test  chart  on  dairy  and  breeding  cattle.  Intrader- 
mic  test  not  recognized  for  interstate  shipment  except 
on  special  permit  and  only  when  veterinarian  admin- 
istering this  test  is  approved  for  such  work  by  the 
State  live  stock  sanitary  officer. 

Hogs. — Health  certificate  and  immunized  by  the 
Dorset-McBride-Niles  method  within  30  days  of  ship- 
ment. 

Purebred  swine  shipped  in  crates  by  express  will  be 
admitted  on  affidavit  of  owner  that  they  have  not 
been  exposed  to  cholera  or  other  contagious  or  in- 
fectious disease  and  have  not  been  subjected  to  an  in- 
jection of  hog-cholera  virus  within  30  days  imme- 
diately prior  to  shipment. 

Swine  from  public  stockyards  or  sales  yards  must 
be  held  in  quarantine  for  3  weeks  or  slaughtered. 

Slice}). — Health  certificate.  Owner  or  agent  must 
furnish  statement  that  the  sheep  have  not  been  ex- 
posed to  scabies  or  other  infectious  disease  for  past 
r>()  days.  Must  be  shipped  in  clean  and  disinfected 
cars. 

Purebred  sheep  may  be  shipped  without  inspection 
when  owner  furnishes  affidavit  that  scabies  or  other 
infectious  disease  has  not  existed  upon  the  premises 
from  which  the  sheep  have  been  removed  for  a  period 
of  not  less  than  6  months  immediately  prior  to  date 
of  shipment.  Copy  of  affidavit  to  he  mailed  to  com- 
missioner of  agriculture,  Olympia. 


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^Yho  may  inspect. — State  veterinarians,  or  their  as- 
sistants, ami  inspectors  of  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Animal  Industry. 

Official — Director  of  agriculture.  Olympia,  Wash. 

WEST  VIRGINIA. 

Horses,  mules,  and  asses. — Certificate  of  good  health 
from  an  approved  veterinarian. 

Cattle. — Tuberculin  test  for  all  "entire"  cattle  ex- 
cept those  for  immediate  slaughter.  Such  cattle 
shipped  for  slaughter  to  points  other  than  slaughter- 
ing centers  where  Federal  inspection  is  maintained, 
an  affidavit  must  be  tiled  with  the  State  department 
and  permission  granted  for  the  shipment  before  it  is 
made. 

Hoys. — Certificate  of  good  health  from  an  approved 
veterinarian. 

Sheep. — Certificate  of  good  health  from  an  approved 
veterinarian. 

Who  may  inspect. — Approved  veterinarians  and  in- 
spectors of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Animal  In- 
dus try. 

Official. — Commissioner  of  agriculture,  Charleston, 
W.  Va. 

WISCONSIN. 

No  animal  of  any  class  which  has  been  exposed  to  a 
highly  contagious  disease,  or  is  from  an  area  con- 
sidered as  exposed  or  closed  on  account  of  such 
highly  contagions  disease,  shall  be  admitted. 

Horses,  mule*,  and  asses. — Health  certificate,  in- 
cluding mallein  test  within  60  days  of  shipment,  ex- 
cept for  race  horses,  performers,  circus  outfits  travel- 
ing in  their  own  railroad  cars,  and  Army  horses:  ex- 
cept also  immigrant  outfits  containing  not  more  than 
2  horses  if  accompanied  by  a  statement  from  State 
veterinarian  of  State  of  origin  that  glanders  is  not 
prevalent  in  the  district  of  origin.     Such  noninspected 


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horses  are  not  subject  to  indemnity  if  subsequently 
found  slandered.     Horses  belonging  to  contractors  Of 

other  working  outfits  brought  into  this  State  for  a 
certain  time  only,  exempt  when  accompanied  by  a 
sworn  statement,  and  a  copy  of  same  sent  to  this 
office. 

Cattle. — Dairy  and  breeding  cattle  from  accredited 
herds  may  be  shipped  on  certification  by  State  or 
Federal  authorities. 

Dairy  and  breeding  cattle  from  nonaccredited  herds 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  test  chart  issued  within  GO 
days  before  shipment  by  a  graduate  veterinarian  ap- 
proved for  tuberculin  testing  by  a  State  official  and 
the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry.  The 
test  chart  must  show  whether  the  cattle  came  from 
one  herd  or  whether  they  originated  from  different 
herds;  if  from  one  herd  the  number  of  the  cattle  in 
the  herd,  as  well  as  the  number  of  animals  tested 
and  the  number  rejected,  must  be  noted.  The  in- 
tradermic  test,  if  approved  by  the  State  veterinarian, 
will  be  accepted.  Calves  of  any  age,  unless  from  an 
accredited  herd,  must  be  tested.  The  Wisconsin  live- 
stock sanitary  board  reserves  the  right  to  retest  any 
shipment  at  destination  and  reactors  disclosed  by 
such  test  shall  not  be  subject  to  State  indemnity. 

Cattle  belonging  to  an  immigrant  outfit,  containing 
not  more  than  ten  head  to  which  it  is  impracticable 
to  apply  the  tuberculin  test  at  point  of  origin  or  at 
public  stockyards  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  permit 
obtained  from  the  bureau  inspector  in  charge  of  tuber- 
culosis-eradication work  in  the  State  of  destination 
or  the  proper  State  official  thereof  authorizing  such 
test  to  be  applied  en  route  or  at  destination.  In  case 
reactors  are  found,  the  State  shall  not  be  liable  for 
any  indemnity. 

For  the  entry  of  feeders  a  permit  is  required,  and 
agreement  blanks  shall  be  obtained  from  the  division 
of  live  stock  sanitation,  Madison. 


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On  receipt  of  agreement  properly  filled  out  and 
signed  by  the  applicant  and  one  officer  of  the  town 
in  which  the  applicant  resides,  a  permit,  which  if 
presented  to  the  inspector  in  charge  at  the  stockyards 
from  which  the  shipment  originates  will  authorize 
him  to  issue  certificate  No.  13  or  14.  This  permit 
must  remain  in  the  possession  of  the  holder  to  whom 
issued  and  expires  on  June  30  of  each  year,  but  may 
be  renewed  on  application. 

Swine. — Swine  shipped  into  the  State  from  public 
stockyards  for  immediate  slaughter  must  be  consigned 
to  a  recognized  slaughtering  establishment  and  may 
not  be  diverted  en  route  for  any  other  purpose. 

Swine  shipped  into  the  State  from  public  stock- 
yards, or  otherwise,  for  feeding  purposes  must  be  in- 
spected before  shipment  by  a  bureau  inspector  and 
may  be  treated  by  a  competent  veterinarian  under 
bureau  supervision  and  the  shipment  shall  be  accom- 
panied by  a  certificate  issued  by  a  bureau  inspector 
to  the  effect  that  they  have  been  immunized.  The 
swine  shall  be  transported  in  clean  and  disinfected 
cars  or  other  vehicles  and  must  remain  in  quarantine 
at  the  owner's  premises  at  the  point  of  destination  for 
a  period  of  at  least  3  weeks. 

Swine  for  breeding  purposes  and  not  coming  from 
public  stockyards  shall  have  a  certificate  of  health 
certifying  to  one  of  the  following:  (a)  None  shall 
have  been  treated  with  the  "  double  method  "  within 
30  days  of  shipment.  If  immunized,  state  date  of 
treatment.  (&)  If  from  district  within  5  miles  of 
hog-cholera  outbreak,  must  either  be  immune  or  have 
had  a  treatment  of  serum  alone  not  less  than  10 
days  nor  more  than  30  days  before  shipment, 
(c)  From  noninfected  districts  shipment  may  be  made 
by  the  owner  filing  a  certificate  with  the  carrier,  and 
a  copy  of  same  must  also  be  sent  to  the  State 
veterinarian  at  Madison,  certifying  that  such  ship- 
ment originates  from  a  hog-cholera-free  district  (five- 


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He    area).      (d)    They    must    be    Crated    and    shipped 
express  <>r  in  clean  and  disinfected  cars  or  other 
hides. 
Sheep. — Shipped  into  the  state  for  feeding  purposes, 

Climatic  conditions  prevent,  must  have  been 
pped  Immediately  before  shipment  in  a  dip  approved 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  under  the 
ipervlsion  of  a  State  or  Federal  employee,  and  the 
Isconsin  live-stock  sanitary  board  reserves  the 
ght  to  require  a  second  dipping  in  from  10  to  14 
i vs.  if  deemed  necessary. 

Sheep  intended  for  breeding  purposes  may,  if  crated 
id  shipped  by  express,  be  brought  into  the  State  if 
ttompanied  by  an  affidavit  by  the  shipper  to  the 
Tect  that  they  are  not  affected  with  nor  have  been 
cposed    to    scabies    nor    any    other    communicable 

se. 
Sheep  intended  for  immediate  slaughter  must  be 
lipped  in  conformity  with  the  regulations  formulated 
y  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry. 
Dogs. — Dogs  brought  into  the  State  must  be  accom- 
inied  by  a  certificate  of  health  issued  by  an  approved 
eterinarian  and  certified  to  by  a  State  official  of 
lie  State  in  which  the  shipment  originated,  stating 
lat  the  disease  known  as  rabies  has  not  been  known 
>  exist  inside  an  area  of  50  miles  from  point  of 
Elgin  within  6  months  previous  to  shipment,  and  the 
upper  must  certify  that  the  dog  or  dogs  are  not 
fflicted  with  any  communicable  disease. 

M'h o  mail  inspect. — Federal,  State,  assistant  State 
eterinarian  or  veterinarians  whose  integrity  and  com- 
etency  are  vouched  for  by  the  official  in  charge  in 
ie  State  of  origin  of  shipment. 

'  Official. — State    veterinarian   of   the   Wisconsin   de- 
artment  of  agriculture,  Madison,  Wis. 

WYOMING. 

Iforscs,  mules,  and  eases. — Health  certificate.  Stal- 
ons  and  jacks  intended  for  public  service  should  also 


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be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  showing  freedom  from 
any  hereditary,  infectious,  contagious,  or  transmissi- 
ble disease  or  serious  defect  in  conformation. 

Cattle. — Neat  cattle,  health  certificate.  For  all 
dairy  cattle  and  all  bulls,  health  certificate  including 
subcutaneous  tuberculin  test.  All  female  cattle, 
health  certificate  including  subcutaneous  tuberculin 
test.  In  the  case  of  registered  or  purebred  Here- 
ford cattle  the  intradermic  tuberculin  test  will  be 
recognized. 

Sioine. — Health  certificate  showing  freedom  from 
all  communicable  swine  diseases  and  exposure  there- 
to and  certifying  that  no  swine  disease  has  existed  in 
locality  of  origin  within  6  months  of  date  of  ship- 
ment ;  otherwise  certificate  must  show  them  to  have 
been  immunized  by  the  Dorset-McBride-Niles  serum- 
alone  method  not  more  than  30  days  prior  to  date  of 
shipment  and  disinfected  in  a  3  per  cent  solution  of 
compound  cresol  U.  S.  P.  Railroad  stockyards  are  con- 
sidered infectious  and  swine  yarded  or  loaded  through 
them  may  be  brought  in  only  for  immediate  slaughter 
(48  hours).  Hogs  for  immediate  slaughter  must  be 
accompanied  by  letter  or  telegraphic  permit  issued 
by  State  veterinarian. 

Hog-cholera  virus  can  be  shipped  into  the  State 
only  after  a  written  permit  is  obtained  from  the 
State  veterinarian. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal,  State,  or  authorized 
assistant  or  deputy  State  veterinarian,  or  a  graduate 
veterinarian  certified  to  by  proper  State  authorities 
in  States  of  origin. 

Official. — State  veterinarian,  Cheyenne,  Wyo. 

Sheep. — Health  certificate  certifying  that  sheep  are 
free  from  scabies  or  necrobacillosis  (lip-and-leg  ulcer- 
ation) or  exposure  thereto.  Send  10  days'  notice  to 
secretary  State  board  of  sheep  commissioners,  Chey- 
enne, inclosing  3  cents  for  each  sheep  and  25  cents 
for  each  buck.    All  sheep  to  be  dipped  twice  at  destina- 


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tion  within  15  days  after  arrival  in  a  dip  prescribed 
or  recognized  by  the  State  board  of  sheep  commis- 
sioners for  scabies. 

All  shcej)  or  bucks  coming  into  the  State  for  fatten- 
ing and  feeder  purposes  must  come  in  under  insi>ec- 
tion  by  a  State  or  Federal  inspector  and  be  held 
under  quarantine  until  such  time  as  they  are  ready  to 
be  shipped  to  market,  at  which  time  the  quarantine 
will  be  raised  and  shipment  allowed.  If  any  of  these 
sheep  are  to  be  held  in  the  State  for  range  purposes 
they  will  be  held  subject  to  the  import  laws  of  the 
State  requiring  them  to  be  dipped.  Upon  arrival 
of  sheep  3  cents  a  head  on  all  sheep  and  25  cents  a 
head  on  all  bucks  must  be  sent  to  the  secretary  of 
the  board. 

Who  may  inspect. — Federal  or  State  inspectors. 

Official. — Secretary-treasurer  State  board  of  sheep 
commissioners,  Cheyenne,  Wyo. 


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